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Assalamu-Alaiakum,

Brother can i have the reference of the below hadith if it is (Sahih). Because this is spearding with mails to many people with out any reference and im unable to reach the root person from which email id it came.

DUA AT THE TIME OF IFTAAR - A MOST BEAUTIFUL HADITH

Once Moosa   (Moses) (AS) asked Allah Taala: O Allah ! you have granted me the honour and privilege of talking to you directly, Have you given this privilege to any other person?

Allah Taala replied, O Moosa during the last period I am going to send an ummat, who will be the Ummat of Mohammed (SAW) with dry lips, parched tongues, emaciated body with eyes sunken deep into their sockets, with livers dry and stomachs suffering the pangs of hunger- will call out to me (in dua) they will be much much closer to me than you O Moosa! While you speak to me there are 70000 veils between you and me but at the time of iftaar there will not be a single veil between me and the fasting Ummati of Mohammed (SAW). O Moosa I have taken upon myself the responsibility that at the time of iftaar I will never refuse the dua of a fasting person!

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Answer:

Hadith authenticity

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Beloved and respected brother in Islam, to the best of our knowledge we have not come across any narration in the established and authentic Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) which even remotely resembles the above quoted statements!

There are several authentic narrations attributed to the Messenger of Allah (saws) which declare that Allah Subhanah does not reject the lawful supplications of one who has just completed his fast; but to the best of our knowledge, we have not come across any authentic ‘hadith’ which even remotely resembles the incident or conversation that supposedly took place between Allah Subhanah and Prophet Musa (a.s.) as quoted in your question!

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2248 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "There are three whose (lawful) supplication are not rejected: one who has just ended a fast, a just imam, and one who has been wronged, whose supplication is raised by Allah above the clouds and for which the gates of Heaven are opened. The Lord says, 'I swear by My might that I shall certainly help you, though it be after some time.'"

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan