Hurry in Iftar

Sayyiduna Abu ‘Atiyyah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has said that Sayyiduna Masrooq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ and I went to the Mother of the believers, Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah    رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهَا and humbly said: O Mother of the believers (رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهَا)! There are two people amongst the blessed companions of the Beloved Prophet     صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: The first one does Iftar in a hurry and offers Salah in a hurry and the second one does Iftar late and also offers Salah late. She رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهَا said: Who hurries in Salah and Iftar? We humbly said: ‘Abdullah (Bin Mas’ood). She رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهَا said: The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم used    to do so in the same manner. The second (person) is Sayyiduna Abu Musa    رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 397, Hadees 1099-49)

Regarding this blessed Hadees, the commentator of the book Mishkat,            a great thinker of the Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Both these blessed people (i.e. Sayyiduna Abu ‘Atiyyah and Sayyiduna Masrooq رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا) are great Tabi’ee. They had a difference of opinion regarding the Maghrib Salah and the Iftar of fasting. They went to Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهَا to resolve this, as she رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهَا was a great Faqeehah (jurist) scholar.

Mufti Sahib رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has further said: Salah here refers to Maghrib Salah and hurrying refers to very soon after the sun sets, and late refers to delaying for a few minutes as a precaution, rather than the delay until it gets very dark. Therefore, there is no objection on any of the saints. One saint acts upon Azeemat [strong intention] and the other one on Rukhsat [facility and ease].

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has also said: Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهَا declared that the practice of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah (Bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ) was according to the Sunnat-e-Mustahabbah and declared a little delay to be Mustahab. It has become obvious that the Mother of believers رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهَا was fully aware of the nature of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and knew about his conditions. It is possible that this news reached Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ and he must have made a change in his act. It cannot be expected from the blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم that after