Mushna Dua Library
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.
Categories
Source
Emotion
Benefit
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