1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn ‘Ubayd from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from those whom he has mentioned who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘At the time of the fall of the disc (sunset) and obligatory breakfast, one can stand in front of al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah) and look for the redness that rises from the east. When it (redness) passes overhead toward the west, breaking fast becomes obligatory and the disk has fallen (it is sunset).’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and a number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from al-Qasim ibn ‘Urwah from Burayd ibn Mu‘awiyah who has said the following: “I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), say, ‘When the redness disappears from this side (the east), it is sunset all over the east and west of the earth (land).”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about breaking fast if it is before or after Salat (prayer). He (the Imam) said, ‘If he (the Imam) is afraid of keeping them from their dinner, first it is breaking fast with them; otherwise, first is Salat (prayer), then it is breaking the fast.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.