Ramadan & Fasting

Dua for Your Iftar Host

Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source.

Arabic · transliteration · English meaning · source

أَفْطَرَ عِنْدَكُمُ الصَّائِمُونَ وَأَكَلَ طَعَامَكُمُ الأَبْرَارُ وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ

Transliteration

Aftara 'indakumus-sa'imun, wa akala ta'amakumul-abrar, wa sallat 'alaykumul-mala'ikah

Meaning

May fasting people break their fast with you, may the righteous eat your food, and may the angels send blessing upon you.

When to say it

Say it to the people who feed you, and most of all to the family that hosts you for iftar.

Narrator

Anas ibn Malik (Abu Dawud 3854) and 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (Ibn Majah 1747).

Context

In Ibn Majah 1747, the Prophet ﷺ broke his fast at the house of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh and then said these words. In Abu Dawud 3854, he visited Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah, who brought bread and oil. He ate, and then he said them.

Reference

Source: Abu Dawud 3854; Ibn Majah 1747.

Authenticity

Grade: Sahih (authentic) — Al-Albani (Abu Dawud 3854); Darussalam (Ibn Majah 1747), as shown on sunnah.com/abudawud:3854, sunnah.com/ibnmajah:1747.

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