رَوَى أَبُو اَلصَّبَّاحِ اَلْكِنَانِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِماً فَلَهُ أَجْرٌ مِثْلُهُ».
Abu al-Sabbah al-Kinani narrated from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "Whoever provides iftar to a fasting person will have a reward equal to that of the fasting person."
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «دَخَلَ سَدِيرٌ عَلَى أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ لَهُ «يَا سَدِيرُ هَلْ تَدْرِي أَيُّ لَيَالٍ هَذِهِ» فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَيَالِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَمَا ذَاكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي «أَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْ تُعْتِقَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ اَللَّيَالِي عَشْرَ رِقَابٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ » فَقَالَ لَهُ سَدِيرٌ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي لاَ يَبْلُغُ مَالِي ذَاكَ فَمَا زَالَ يَنْقُصُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ بِهِ رَقَبَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي كُلِّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ لاَ أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ «أَ فَمَا تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تُفَطِّرَ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ رَجُلاً مُسْلِماً » فَقَالَ لَهُ بَلَى وَ عَشَرَةً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «فَذَاكَ اَلَّذِي أَرَدْتُ يَا سَدِيرُ إِنَّ إِفْطَارَكَ أَخَاكَ اَلْمُسْلِمَ يَعْدِلُ عِتْقَ رَقَبَةٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Sadir entered upon my father (a.s) during the Month of Ramadan. My father said to him: 'O Sadir, do you know what nights these are?' Sadir replied: 'Yes, may I be your ransom; these are the nights of the Month of Ramadan. Why do you ask?' My father (a.s) said to him: 'Can you free ten slaves from the descendants of Isma'il every night of these nights?' Sadir replied: 'May I be your ransom, my wealth cannot reach that amount.' My father (a.s) continued to reduce the number until he said: 'Can you free one slave every night?' Sadir replied: 'I cannot do that either.' My father (a.s) then asked: 'Can you provide iftar for one Muslim every night?' Sadir replied: 'Yes, I can, and even for ten Muslims.' My father (a.s) said: 'That is what I intended, O Sadir. Providing iftar to your Muslim brother is equal to freeing one slave from the descendants of Isma'il (a.s).'"
وَ رَوَى مُوسَى بْنُ بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «تَفْطِيرُكَ أَخَاكَ اَلصَّائِمَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صِيَامِكَ».
Musa ibn Bakr narrated from Abu al-Hasan (a.s) that he said: "Providing iftar to your fasting brother is more virtuous than your own fasting."
وَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: إِذَا كَانَ اَلْيَوْمُ اَلَّذِي يَصُومُ فِيهِ أَمَرَ بِشَاةٍ فَتُذْبَحُ وَ تُقْطَعُ أَعْضَاؤُهُ وَ تُطْبَخُ فَإِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ اَلْمَسَاءِ أَكَبَّ عَلَى اَلْقُدُورِ حَتَّى يَجِدَ رِيحَ اَلْمَرَقِ وَ هُوَ صَائِمٌ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ «هَاتُوا اَلْقِصَاعَ اِغْرِفُوا لآِلِ فُلاَنٍ اِغْرِفُوا لآِلِ فُلاَنٍ» ثُمَّ يُؤْتَى بِخُبْزٍ وَ تَمْرٍ فَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ عَشَاءَهُ.
Imam Zain al-Abidin Ali ibn al-Hussein (a.s) would, on the day he fasted, order a sheep to be slaughtered, its parts to be cut, and then cooked. When it was evening, he would lean over the pots to smell the aroma of the broth while still fasting. Then Imam (a.s) would say: "Bring the dishes and serve portions to the family of so-and-so, and to the family of so-and-so." Afterward, bread and dates would be brought to Imam (a.s), and that would be his dinner.
وَ قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ فَطَّرَ فِي هَذَا اَلشَّهْرِ مُؤْمِناً صَائِماً كَانَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ عِنْدَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عِتْقُ رَقَبَةٍ وَ مَغْفِرَةٌ لِمَا مَضَى مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ» فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ لَيْسَ كُلُّنَا نَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْ نُفَطِّرَ صَائِماً فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى كَرِيمٌ يُعْطِي هَذَا اَلثَّوَابَ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ إِلاَّ عَلَى مَذْقَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ يُفَطِّرُ بِهَا صَائِماً أَوْ شَرْبَةٍ مِنْ مَاءِ عَذْبٍ أَوْ تُمَيْرَاتٍ لاَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.
The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Whoever provides iftar to a believing fasting person during this month will have, for that act, the reward of freeing a slave and forgiveness for their past sins from Allah (swt), the Exalted and Glorious." It was said to Him (saws): "O Messenger of Allah (swt), not all of us are able to provide iftar to a fasting person." He (peace be upon him and his family) replied: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, is generous. He grants this reward to those among you who can only offer a sip of milk to break the fast of a fasting person, or a drink of pure water, or a few dates if they are unable to offer more than that."
