Fasting ends at Sunset
Allah said:
﴿Ëõãøó ÃóÊöãøõæÇú ÇáÕøöíóÇãó Åöáóì Çáøóíúáö﴾
(...then complete your fast till the nightfall.)
This Ayah orders breaking the fast at sunset. It is recorded in the Two Sahihs that `Umar bin Al-Khattab said that Allah's Messenger said:
«ÅöÐóÇ ÃóÞúÈóáó Çááøóíúáõ ãöäú ååõäóÇ¡ æóÃóÏúÈóÑó ÇáäøóåóÇÑõ ãöäú ååõäóÇ ÝóÞóÏú ÃóÝúØóÑó ÇáÕøóÇÆöã»
(If the night comes from this direction (the east), and the day departs from that direction (the west), then the fasting person breaks his fast.)
It is reported that Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi narrated that Allah's Messenger said:
«áóÇ íóÒóÇáõ ÇáäøóÇÓõ ÈöÎóíúÑò ãóÇ ÚóÌøóáõæÇ ÇáúÝöØúÑ»
(The people will retain goodness as long as they hasten in breaking the fast.)
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said:
«íóÞõæáõ Çááåõ ÚóÒøó æóÌóáøó: Åöäøó ÃóÍóÈøó ÚöÈóÇÏöí Åöáóíøó ÃóÚúÌóáõåõãú ÝöØúÑðÇ»
(Allah the Exalted said, `The dearest among My servants to Me are those who hasten in breaking the fast the most.')
At-Tirmidhi recorded this Hadith and said that this Hadith is Hasan Gharib.