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When Breaking Fast

When Breaking Fast

Hadith/Dhikr
ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ، وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

Transliteration

Dhahaba ẓ‑ẓama’u wabtallati l‑ʿurūq, wa thabata l‑ajru in shā’ Allāh.

Translation

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

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

Said after breaking the fast.

Benefit

Connects relief after fasting with hope in Allah’s reward.

When to recite

iftar, fasting

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith/Dhikr

Reference: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2357; also al‑Dāraqutnī

Authenticity: Hasan/accepted

This dua is reported in Sunan Abī Dāwūd and has been accepted by many scholars as a supplication for breaking the fast. Other popular ifṭār wordings vary in source strength, so the reported wording should be used without overstating unsupported variants.

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