Punishment for breaking fast early

Hadith in English

Abu Umaamah al-Baahili said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say:“Whilst I was sleeping two men came to me and took my by the arm and brought me to a cragged mountain.

They said, ‘Climb up.’ I said, ‘I cannot.’ They said, ‘We will make it easy for you.’ So I climbed up until I was at the top of the mountain.

Then I heard loud voices. I said, ‘What are these voices?’ They said, ‘This is the howling of the people of Hell.”

Then I was taken until I saw people hanging by their hamstrings, with the sides of their mouths torn and blood pouring from their mouths.’ I said, ‘Who are these?’

He said, ‘These are people who broke their fast before it was time.

Arabic of Hadith

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’”أمامة الباهلي قال : سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : ( بينا أنا نائم إذ أتاني رجلان فأخذا بضبعيّ ( الضبع هو العضد ) فأتيا بي جبلا وعِرا ، فقالا : اصعد فقلت : إني لا أطيقه . فقالا : إنا سنسهله لك . فصعدت حتى إذا كنت في سواء الجبل إذا بأصوات شديدة ، قلت : ما هذه الأصوات ؟ قالوا : هذا عواء أهل النار . ثم انطلقا بي فإذا أنا بقوم معلقين بعراقيبهم ، مشققة أشداقهم ، تسيل أشداقهم دما، قلت : من هؤلاء ؟ قال : هؤلاء الذين يفطرون قبل تحلة صومهم(

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Narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah (1986) and Ibn Hibbaan (7491) Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Mawaarid al-Zam’aan, no. 1509.)