Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever finds dry dates should break his fast with them, and whoever does not find them should break his fast with water, for it is pure." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that only Abu Bakr bin Ishaq and Muhammad bin Umar narrate this narration from Sa'id bin 'Amir, from Imam Shu'bah.