In his Al-Tahtheeb ...

In his Al-Tahtheeb , Shaikh al-Saduq quotes Imam al-Baqir (as) saying, "During the month of Ramadhan, you should perform your prayers, then break your fast, except if you are with others who are waiting to break theirs; so, do not do something which they would not be doing but break your fast with them then perform your prayers; otherwise, perform your prayers first.' So I asked him why it was so; he answered: ‘You have to select one of two options: breaking the fast or performing the prayers, and you should choose the best of them, and the best option is performing the prayers.' Then he added, ‘If you perform your obligatory prayers while still fasting, and your prayers conclude your fast, it is surely better for you.'" * In Mizan al-Hikma , the Prophet (S) is quoted saying: "The plea of anyone who fasts is answered when he breaks his fast." * It is reported in al-Majlisi's Bihar al-Anwar that Imam al-Sadiq (as) has said that the Messenger of Allah (S) used to say the following whenever he ate with others: "May those fasting break their fast with you, and may your food feed those who are devoted to Allah." * Both al-Tirmithi and Ibn Majah have quoted the Messenger of Allah (S) saying, "The supplications of three types of persons will never be rejected: those who fast till they break their fast, a fair Imam, and one who is wronged." * On p.

53 of his Amali (or Majalis ), the faqih and mentor Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Musa ibn Babawayh al-Qummi quotes his father saying that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quotes Ahmed ibn al-Husayn quoting Muhammad ibn Jumhoor, and also Muhammad ibn Ziyad, citing Muhammad ibn Muslim al-Thaqafi saying that he heard Imam Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) saying, "The Almighty and Exalted One has angels who are charged with those who perform the fast.

They seek forgiveness for them during each day of the month of Ramadhan till its end. Every night, they call upon those who fast, when they break…