I am currently studying and have from time to time quite long days at the school, so I was wondering whether I should break my fast and especially perform my magreb in the school or after returning home. I will finish the school just few minutes before maghreb and will come home half an hour after this. If I will perform my salaat at school, I will loose the transportation to home and be late from there. So what would be better for me to do?.


Praise be to Allaah.

Hastening to
offer the prayer when the time for it begins is one of the best of deeds
before Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted. 

It was
narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): Which
deed is dearest to Allaah? He said: “Prayer offered on time.” He said: Then
what? He said: “Honouring one’s parents.” He said: Then what? He said:
“Jihad for the sake of Allaah.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (527) and Muslim
(85). 

Al-Nawawi
(may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

This hadeeth
encourages us to offer prayers regularly on time. It may be understood from
it that it is mustahabb to offer them at the beginning of their time,
because it is more on the safe side, and we should hasten to do them on
time. End quote.  

Sharh
Muslim, 2/265 

It was
narrated that Umm Farwah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was
asked: Which deed is best? He said: “Prayer offered at the beginning of its
time.” Narrated by Abu Dawood (426); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani. 

Imam Ahmad
(may Allaah have mercy on him) said:  

The
beginning of its time is dearer to me except in the case of two prayers:
‘Isha’ and Zuhr, where one should wait until it has gotten cooler if it is
hot.” End quote. 

Al-Mughni,
1/398 

It is also
mustahabb to hasten to break the fast. A number of ahaadeeth have been
narrated concerning that, such as that which was narrated by al-Bukhaari
(1957) and Muslim (1098) from Sahl ibn Sa’d (may Allaah be pleased with
him), that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: “The people will still be fine so long as they hasten to
break the fast.” 

See the
answer to question no. 50019 and
13999. 

Thus it is
clear to you that it is mustahabb in your case to hasten to break the fast
and pray Maghrib at school.  

But that is
only what is recommended. If it is too difficult for you, and you fear that
you will miss your ride or you will be late getting home, there is no sin on
you if you delay the prayer and do it when you get home, so long as you
think it most likely that you will get home before the adhaan of ‘Isha’. You
could break your fast with a few dates that you carry with you on your way
home. 

But if your
question is about not fasting in Ramadaan because of hardship caused by
work, we have discussed that in the answer to question no.
43772 

May Allaah
help you to do that which He loves and which pleases Him. May Allaah reward
you for your keenness to obey Him. 

And Allaah
knows best.