Eating & Drinking

Dua for Breaking Fast

A eating & drinking supplication recorded in the Abu Dawud 2357 tradition.

ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

Dhahabaz-zama'u wabtallatil-'uruqu wa thabatal-ajru in sha Allah

Meaning

The thirst has gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills.

Reference

Source: Abu Dawud 2357. Sunan Abi Dawud is one of the six canonical hadith collections; most of its supplication narrations are authentic or hasan.

When to recite

Recite this before you take your first bite. The Prophet (peace be upon him) was explicit about naming Allah before food — it transforms an ordinary meal into a small act of worship.

About this dua

Sunan Abi Dawud is one of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). Imam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani (d. 275 AH) focused on legal and devotional hadith. Most narrations are sound; he noted weak ones explicitly when included. The Prophetic etiquette around food is detailed: name Allah at the start, eat with the right hand, eat from what's in front of you, and thank Allah at the end. The supplications are short — they're meant to be habit-sized, not ritual-sized.

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