Recite Sura Qadr at Iftar
Magrib Taqeebat
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَ عَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ وَ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ Allaahumma Laka S'umtu Wa A'laa Rizqika Aft'artuwa A'layka Tawawkkaltu
O my Allah, for Thee, I fast, and with the food Thou gives me I break the fast, and I rely on Thee.
Say when the first morsel of food is taken
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَا وَاسِعَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ اغْفِرْ لِي
Bismillahir Rah'maanir Rah'eem Yaa Waasi—A'l Maghfirati Igfir Lee
In the name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful, O He whose indulgence is boundless, forgive me
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْنَا وَ عَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْنَا
فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ Bismillah Allaahumma Laka S'umnaa Wa A'laa Rizqika Aft'arnaa
Fa—Taqabbal Minnaa Innaka Antas Samee—U'l'a'leem
In the name of Allah, O Allah, we fast, and with the food Thou gives us we break the fast,
an obligation we fulfill, and Thou art Hearer, Knower
Iftar Duas From Iqbal Aamal - Sayyed Ibn Tawus
يَا عَظيمُ يَا عَظيمُ أَنْتَ إِلٰهي لَا إِلٰهَ لِي غَيْرُك، اِغْفِرْ لِيَ اَلذَّنْبَ الْعَظيم، إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ إِلَّا الْعَظِيمO Mighty O Mighty, there is no other God but You. Forgive my great sins, indeed who can forgive the great sins except the Mighty.
“There is no fasting servant who says this at Iftaar except that he is cleansed from sin like the day he was born.”-Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family)
The Prophet (as) – may the best peace be on him – has been narrated as saying, “All the past sins of whoever eats food and says the following will be forgiven,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا مِنْ رِزْقِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَ قُوَّةٍ
"Praise be to God Who feeds me this from His Own Sustenance without me having to exert any efforts.‟
The following supplications to be said at the time of eating is narrated through a chain of documents to Al-Tabarsi, narrated on the authority of the Ahlulbayt(as).
1)
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يُطْعِمُ وَ لا يُطْعَمُ وَ يُجِيرُ وَ لا يُجارُ عَلَيْهِ وَ يَسْتَغْنِي وَ يُفْتَقَرُ إِلَيْهِ
“Praise be to God who feeds but does not eat, who gives shelter but does not seek shelter, provides wealth but does not get poor.
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا رَزَقْتَنِي مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَ إِدَامٍ فِي يُسْرٍ مِنْكَ وَ عَافِيَةٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ كَدٍّ مِنِّي وَ مَشَقَّةٍ
O‟ my God! Praise belongs to You for the food and stew You have provided for me with ease and well-being for me and without me having to struggle hard.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَيْرِ الْأَسْمَاءِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْأَرْضِ وَ السَّمَاءِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ لَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
In the Name of God – the best of the Names. In the Name of God – Lord of the heavens and the earth. In the Name of God – By whose Name no one in the heavens or the earth can harm us. He is All-Hearing and All-Knowing.
اللَّهُمَّ أَسْعِدْنِي مِنْ [فِي] مَطْعَمِي هَذَا بِخَيْرِهِ وَ أَعِذْنِي مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَ أَمْتِعْنِي مِنْ نَفْعِهِ وَ سَلِّمْنِي مِنْ ضَرِّهِ.
O‟ my God! Please make me prosperous with this food. And give me refuge from its evil, make me gain its benefits and safeguard me from its harms.”
2)The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Harun ibn Musa al-Talakbari, on the authority of Abi Basir, on the authority of Abi Abdullah (as): “Whenever you want to break your fast after a day of fasting during the month of Ramadhan say",
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَعَانَنَا فَصُمْنَا وَ رَزَقَنَا فَأَفْطَرْنَا اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا وَ أَعِنَّا عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلِّمْنَا
فِيهِ وَ تَسَلَّمْهُ مِنَّا فِي يُسْرٍ مِنْكَ وَ عَافِيَةٍ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي قَضَى عَنِّي يَوْماً مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ.
Praise be to God Who helped us fast and provided us with food for breaking our fasts. O God! Please accept it from us, help us with fasting and bless us with health and let it pass in ease and health provided by You. And praise be to God Who blessed me with fasting of another day of the month of Ramadhan.‟
3.It has been narrated that Imam Musa ibn Ja‟far al-Kazim (as) said the following on the authority of his forefathers (as): When at the time of breaking your fast in the evening say the following so that the reward for all who fasted on that day is recorded for You.
إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ صَائِماً فَقُلْ عِنْدَ إِفْطَارِكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَ عَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ وَ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ يُكْتَبُ لَكَ أَجْرُ مَنْ صَامَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ.
O my God! I fasted for You and I break my fast with Your Sustenance. And I rely upon You. Please record the reward for this fasting for me. In You I have placed my trust.
4.Al-Sayyid Yahya ibn al-Hussein ibn Harun al-Husseini has narrated the following in his book Al-Amali using a chain of documents: The Prophet (as) said the following after eating each bite of food,
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَطْعَمْتَ وَ سَقَيْتَ وَ أَرْوَيْتَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ غَيْرَ مَكْفُورٍ وَ لَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَ لَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْكَ.
O my God! Praise belongs to You. You gave me food and water and satiated me. All praise belongs to You without having neglected You, departed from You or being needless of You.
Ayatollah Ruhullah Karahvi Suggests this 4 Amal At The Time Of Iftar to get approval stamp of Imam (ajtfs) - 1) Recite Sura Fatiha for Lady Nargis Khatoon mother of Imam Zaman(ajtfs) ,2) Say a Salam to Imam Mahdi (ajtfs) "Assalmao Alayka Ya Sahib Asr wal zaman " 3) Say a salam to Imam Hussain ( as) "Asalaamo alayka Ya Aba Abdillah" 4.Dua Hujjah- Allhumma Kunle waiyekal
Ref clip of Madrasatul Qaim
Section 11 Supplications for AFTER Breaking the Fast /When you finish eating- Iqbal Aamal
1.The following narrations quoted on the authority of the Immaculate Divine Leaders (as) based on a chain of documents to Abi Abdullah Ja‟far ibn Muhammad (as), on the authority of his forefathers (as), on the authority of God‟s Prophet (as) and it seems to be for after breaking the fast.
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْنَا وَ عَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْنَا فَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَ ابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَ بَقِيَ الْأَجْرُ.
“O‟ my God! We fast for You, and we break the fast with the food You give us. Thus please accept it from us. Thirst has vanished, the veins have moistened but the reward has remained.”
2.The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Al-Tabarsi – may God have mercy on him – who narrated the following supplications for when you finish eating food on the authority of the Divine Leaders (as):
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي فَأَشْبَعَنِي وَ سَقَانِي فَأَرْوَانِي وَ صَانَنِي وَ حَمَانِي
“Praise be to God who fed me and satiated me; gave me drinks and removed my thirst; protected and supported me.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَرَّفَنِي الْبَرَكَةَ وَ الْيُمْنَ بِمَا أَصَبْتُهُ وَ تَرَكْتُهُ مِنْهُ
Praise be to God who taught me the blessings and good omen in deeds I performed or avoided doing.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً لَا وَبِيّاً وَ لَا دَوِيّاً وَ أَبْقِنِي بَعْدَهُ سَوِيّاً قَائِماً بِشُكْرِكَ مُحَافِظاً عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ
O‟ my God! Please let the food be delicious and beneficial, not accompanied with plague or other illnesses, and keep me healthy after eating it and continue to thank You and watchful of Your Obedience.
وَ ارْزُقْنِي رِزْقاً دَارّاً وَ أَعِشْنِي عَيْشاً قَارّاً وَ اجْعَلْنِي بَارّاً وَ اجْعَلْ مَا يَتَلَقَّانِي فِي الْمَعَادِ مُبْهِجاً سَارّاً بِرَحْمَتِكَ.
O‟ God! Please bless me with ample sustenance, and give me a stable life.
Let me be a good doer and let whatever I may encounter on the Resurrection Day be a source of happiness for me out of Your Mercy.
3.It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Ja‟far (as) that when Ali (as) ate his meal to break the fast, he (as) stayed at the tablecloth until the tablecloth was picked up and then said the following,
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْنَا وَ عَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْنَا فَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ.
“O‟ my God! We fast for You, and we break the fast with the food You give us. Thus please accept it from us. Indeed You are the Hearer, the Knower!”
Magrib Taqeebat
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَ عَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ وَ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ
Say when the first morsel of food is taken
Imam Ali (peace be upon him) used to say the following :
فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Fa—Taqabbal Minnaa Innaka Antas Samee—U'l'a'leem
an obligation we fulfill, and Thou art Hearer, Knower
Iftar Duas From Iqbal Aamal - Sayyed Ibn Tawus
يَا عَظيمُ يَا عَظيمُ أَنْتَ إِلٰهي لَا إِلٰهَ لِي غَيْرُك، اِغْفِرْ لِيَ اَلذَّنْبَ الْعَظيم، إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ إِلَّا الْعَظِيم
“There is no fasting servant who says this at Iftaar except that he is cleansed from sin like the day he was born.”-Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family)
The Prophet (as) – may the best peace be on him – has been narrated as saying, “All the past sins of whoever eats food and says the following will be forgiven,
The following supplications to be said at the time of eating is narrated through a chain of documents to Al-Tabarsi, narrated on the authority of the Ahlulbayt(as).
1)
2)The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Harun ibn Musa al-Talakbari, on the authority of Abi Basir, on the authority of Abi Abdullah (as): “Whenever you want to break your fast after a day of fasting during the month of Ramadhan say",
3.It has been narrated that Imam Musa ibn Ja‟far al-Kazim (as) said the following on the authority of his forefathers (as): When at the time of breaking your fast in the evening say the following so that the reward for all who fasted on that day is recorded for You.
4.Al-Sayyid Yahya ibn al-Hussein ibn Harun al-Husseini has narrated the following in his book Al-Amali using a chain of documents: The Prophet (as) said the following after eating each bite of food,
Ayatollah Ruhullah Karahvi Suggests this 4 Amal At The Time Of Iftar to get approval stamp of Imam (ajtfs) - 1) Recite Sura Fatiha for Lady Nargis Khatoon mother of Imam Zaman(ajtfs) ,2) Say a Salam to Imam Mahdi (ajtfs) "Assalmao Alayka Ya Sahib Asr wal zaman " 3) Say a salam to Imam Hussain ( as) "Asalaamo alayka Ya Aba Abdillah" 4.Dua Hujjah- Allhumma Kunle waiyekal
Ref clip of Madrasatul Qaim
Dua Noor (Iftar)
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The Holy Prophet (saws) recommended this dua to Imam Ali (as) and said that Jibreel (as) came to me and said, "Whoever in the holy month of Ramadhan before iftaar recites this dua, Allah answers his prayer, accepts his prayer and fasting, grants his ten requirements, forgives his sins, removes his grief's, makes his heart at ease, grants his wishes, makes his deeds to ascend upward with the deeds of prophets and righteous saints and on the Day of Judgment brings him to His presence with his face illuminated like a bright moon."
Sayyid ibn Tawus and al-Kaf`ami have narrated the following supplication:
اللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ النُّوْرِ الْعَظِيْمِ وَ رَبَّ الْكُرْسِيِّ الرَّفِيْعِ
allahumma rabban nooril ‘azeem wa rabbal kursiyil rafee’
O Lord of the magnificent light, Lord of the highest heaven,
وَ رَبَّ الْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُوْرِ وَ رَبَّ الشَّفْعِ الْكَبِيْرِ
wa rabbal bahril masjoori wa rabbash shafi’l kabeer
Lord of the flowing seas, Lord of the great intercessor
وَ النُّوْرِ الْعَزِيْزِ وَ رَبَّ التَّوْرَاةِ وَ الْإِنْجِيْلِ وَ الزَّبُوْرِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ الْعَظِيْمِ
wan-nooril ‘azeez wa rabbat-tawraati wal injeeli waz-zaboori wal furqaan-il azeem
Lord of the flowing seas, Lord of the great intercessor and brilliant light, Lord ot fhe Tawrat and Injil, and the grand Furqan (criterion).
أَنْتَ إِلٰهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ إِلٰهُ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ-
anta ilaaju man fis-samavaati wa ilaaju man fil ardhi
You are the only God of the heavens and the earth.
لا إِلٰهَ فِيْهِمَا غَيْرُكَ وَ أَنْتَ مَلِكُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ
la-ilaaha feehima ghayruka wa anta maliku man fis-samavaati
There is no other god save you. You are powerful over everything in the heavens and earth. There is no powerful save You.
وَ مَلِكُ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ لا مَلِكَفِيْهِمَا غَيْرُك
wa maliku man fil ardhi la malika feehima ghairuk
You are the owner of the heavens and earth. There is no owner save you.
أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْكَبِيْرِ وَ نُوْرِ وَجْهِكَ الْمُنِيْرِ وَ بِمُلْكِكَ الْقَدِيم
as-asluka bimikal Kabeer wa noori wajhikal muneer wa bi-mulkikal qadeem
I beseech you through your great name, your brilliant superior being, your ever existing kingdom
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ
ya hayyu ya qayyum ya hayyu ya qayyum ya hayyu ya qayyum
O Ever living, O Self –Subsisting, O Ever living, O self Subsisting.
أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ أَشْرَقَ بِه كُلُّ شَيْءٍ
as-asluka bismikal-ladhee ashraqa bihi kullu shay-in
I beseech you in thy name that illuminates everything
وَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ أَشْرَقَتْ بِهِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ
wa bismikal-ladhee ashraqat bihis-samavaatu wal ardh
and by thy name that radiates in the heavens and earth,
وَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ صَلَحَ بِهِ الْأَوَّلُوْنَ وَ بِهٖ يَصْلُحُ الْآخِرُوْنَ
wa bismikal-ladhee salaha bihil awaaloona wa bihi yaslahul aakhiroon
thy name which sets the people of all times on the right path from the foremost to the last.
يَا حَيُّ قَبْلَ كُلِّ حَيٍّ وَ يَا حَيُّ بَعْدَ كُلِّ حَيٍّ
ya hayyu qabla kulli hayyi wa hayyu ba’da kulli hayyi
O Ever Living who was there before anything else. O Ever Living who is ever existing when no life shall exist.
وَ يَا حَيُّ لا إِلٰهَ إِلا أَنْتَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
wa ya hayyu la ilaaha illa anta, salli ‘alaa muhammadin wa aali muhammadin
O Ever Living there is no god save You. Peace be upon Mohammed and his progeny.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيْ ذُنُوْبِيْ وَ اجْعَلْ لِيْ مِنْ أَمْرِي يُسْرًا وَ فَرَجًا قَرِيْبًا
waghfir li dhunoobi waj’al li min amri yusran wa farajan qareeban
Forgive me my sins, make my affairs easy, and the reappearance near
وَ ثَبِّتْنِيْ عَلٰى دِيْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلٰى سُنَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلامُ
wa thabbitnee ‘alaa deeni muhammadin wa aali muhammadin wa ‘alaa sunnati muhammadin wa aali muhammadin ‘alayhi wa ‘alayhimus-salam
and keep us firm in the religion of Mohammed and family of Mohammed, on the guidance of Mohammed and family of Mohammed, on the sunnah of Mohammed and his family, peace be upon him and his family.
وَ اجْعَلْ عَمَلِيْ فِي الْمَرْفُوْعِ الْمُتَقَبَّلِ
waj’al ‘amali fil marfo’il mutaqabbal
Make my deeds lofty and accepted.
وَ هَبْ لِي كَمَا وَهَبْتَ لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ أَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ
wa hab li kama wahabta li awliyaika wa ahli ta-a’tik
Bestow upon me like you have granted your pious and obedient servants.
فَإِنِّيْ مُؤْمِنٌ بِكَ وَ مُتَوَكِّلٌ عَلَيْكَ
fa-inni mominun bika wa mutawakkilun ‘alayk
For surely I am a believer in you, trusting in you,
مُنِيْبٌ إِلَيْكَ مَعَ مَصِيْرِيْ إِلَيْكَ وَ تَجْمَعُ لِيْ
muneebun ilayka ma’a maseeri ilayka wa tajma’u li
turning repentantly to you, to you is my journeys end.
وَ تَجْمَعَ لئِ وَ لِأَهْلِيْ وَ وُلْدِيَ الْخَيْرَ كُلَّه
tajma-‘a li wa li ahli wa wuldi-yal khaira kulluh
Gather for me and for my family and my parents all good
وَ تَصْرِفُ عَنِّيْ وَ عَنْ وُلْدِيْ وَ أَهْلِيَ الشَّرَّ كُلَّه
wa tasrif ‘anni wa ‘an wuldi wa ahli-yash-sharra kulluh
and remove for me , my family and parents all evil.
أَنْتَ الْحَنَّانُ الْمَنَّانُ بَدِيْعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ
anta-al ‘hannaul-mannau badi’ us-samavaati wal ardh
You are the compassionate, the supporter and the originator of the heavens and the earth.
تُعْطِي الْخَيْرَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَ تَصْرِفُه عَمَّنْ تَشَاءُ فَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِرَحْمَتِكَ
tu’til khaira man tasha-u was tasrif
Give me the best that you wish and protect me from Your Grace
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
ya arhamar-rahimeen
O Kind and compassionate.
بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
يَا وَاسِعَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ اِغْفِرْ لِي
O the Liberal in forgiving: (please do) forgive me.
Forgiveness of Almighty Allah is the reward of saying this supplication.
The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Mufaz‟zal ibn Umar – may God have mercy on him – on the authority of As-Sadiq (as) that God‟s Prophet (as) told the Commander of the Faithful Ali (as): “O‟ Abal Hassan! This is the month of Ramadhan that has come. First say supplications before breaking your fast as Gabriel descended to me and said, „O‟ Muhammad (as)! God the Sublime would fulfill the prayers of whoever recites these supplications before breaking his fast in the month of Ramadhan, and would accept his fasting and praying, would fulfill ten of his prayers, forgive his sins, remove his sorrows, relieve his destitution, fulfill his needs, recompense his debts, raise his deeds up along with the deeds of the Prophets (as) and the truthful ones, and make his face shining white like the moon of the fourteenth night.‟
” I asked, “O‟ Gabriel! What are they?” Gabriel replied this Dua Noor
The Holy Prophet (saws) recommended this dua to Imam Ali (as) and said that Jibreel (as) came to me and said, "Whoever in the holy month of Ramadhan before iftaar recites this dua, Allah answers his prayer, accepts his prayer and fasting, grants his ten requirements, forgives his sins, removes his grief's, makes his heart at ease, grants his wishes, makes his deeds to ascend upward with the deeds of prophets and righteous saints and on the Day of Judgment brings him to His presence with his face illuminated like a bright moon."
Sayyid ibn Tawus and al-Kaf`ami have narrated the following supplication:
It is recommended to say the following at the first bite of the food with which the fasting is broken:
Forgiveness of Almighty Allah is the reward of saying this supplication.
The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Mufaz‟zal ibn Umar – may God have mercy on him – on the authority of As-Sadiq (as) that God‟s Prophet (as) told the Commander of the Faithful Ali (as): “O‟ Abal Hassan! This is the month of Ramadhan that has come. First say supplications before breaking your fast as Gabriel descended to me and said, „O‟ Muhammad (as)! God the Sublime would fulfill the prayers of whoever recites these supplications before breaking his fast in the month of Ramadhan, and would accept his fasting and praying, would fulfill ten of his prayers, forgive his sins, remove his sorrows, relieve his destitution, fulfill his needs, recompense his debts, raise his deeds up along with the deeds of the Prophets (as) and the truthful ones, and make his face shining white like the moon of the fourteenth night.‟
” I asked, “O‟ Gabriel! What are they?” Gabriel replied this Dua Noor
1.The following narrations quoted on the authority of the Immaculate Divine Leaders (as) based on a chain of documents to Abi Abdullah Ja‟far ibn Muhammad (as), on the authority of his forefathers (as), on the authority of God‟s Prophet (as) and it seems to be for after breaking the fast.
2.The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Al-Tabarsi – may God have mercy on him – who narrated the following supplications for when you finish eating food on the authority of the Divine Leaders (as):
3.It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Ja‟far (as) that when Ali (as) ate his meal to break the fast, he (as) stayed at the tablecloth until the tablecloth was picked up and then said the following,
Section 6 Supplications to Purify Food from the Doubtful and the Forbidden before Eating‟-Iqbal Aamal
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي سَبَقَتْ غَضَبَكَ وَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي ذَكَرْتَنِي بِهَا وَ لَمْ أَكُ شَيْئاً مَذْكُوراً
O my God! I ask You by Your Mercy which overtakes Your Wrath, and by Your Mercy with which You noted me while I was not noteworthy, and by Your Mercy with which You nurtured me, and brought me up during childhood and adulthood.
وَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي أَنْشَأْتَنِي بِهَا وَ رَبَّيْتَنِي صَغِيراً وَ كَبِيراً وَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي نَقَلْتَنِي بِهَا مِنْ ظُهُورِ الْآبَاءِ إِلَى بُطُونِ الْأُمَّهَاتِ مِنْ لَدُنْ آدَمَ ع
And I ask You by the Mercy with which You delivered me from the loins of my father onto the womb of my mother since the time of Adam (as).
إِلَى آخِرِ الْغَايَاتِ وَ أَقَمْتَ لِلْآبَاءِ وَ الْأُمَّهَاتِ بِالْأَقْوَاتِ وَ الْكِسْوَاتِ وَ الْمُهِمَّاتِ وَ وَقَيْتَهُمْ مِمَّا جَرَى عَلَى الْأُمَمِ الْهَالِكَةِ مِنَ النَّكَبَاتِ وَ الْآفَاتِ
You provided my father and mother with most important needs including food and clothing and rescued them from the hardships and calamities that destroyed previous nations.
وَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي دَلَلْتَنِي بِهَا عَلَيْكَ وَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي شَرَّفْتَنِي بِهَا بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ التَّقَرُّبِ إِلَيْكَ
I ask You by the Mercy with which You directed me to Yourself; by the Mercy with which You honored me to Your Obedience and Proximity.
وَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي جَعَلْتَنِي بِهَا مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ أَعَزِّ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْكَ
I ask You by the Mercy with which You established me to be amongst the followers of Your most honored Prophets (as) and by the Mercy with which You showed forebearance whenever I acted impolitely in front of You.
وَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي حَلُمْتَ بِهَا عَنِّي عِنْدَ سُوءِ أَدَبِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَ بِالْمَرَاحِمِ وَ الْمَكَارِمِ الَّتِي أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِتَفْصِيلِهَا وَ قَبُولِهَا وَ تَكْمِيلِهَا
You by the Mercy and Nobility that You know best about and their acceptance and completion. I ask
وَ بِمَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنَا مِنَ الْعُيُوبِ وَ الذُّنُوبِ بِالْعَافِيَةِ مِنْهَا وَ الْعَفْوِ عَنْهَا حَتَّى نَصْلَحَ لِلتَّشْرِيفِ بِمُجَالَسَتِكَ وَ الْجُلُوسِ عَلَى مَائِدَةِ ضِيَافَتِكَ
I ask You by what is befitting You to bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny (as) and purify us from faults and sins by granting well-being and pardoning so that I may attain the qualifications for attending Your Presence and sitting at the table of Your Party.
وَ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَ طَعَامَنَا هَذَا وَ شَرَابَنَا وَ كُلَّمَا نَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ مِنْ فَوَائِدِ رَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْأَدْنَاسِ وَ الْأَرْجَاسِ وَ حُقُوقِ النَّاسِ وَ مِنَ الْحَرَامَاتِ وَ الشُّبُهَاتِ وَ أَنْ تُصَانِعَ عَنْهُ أَصْحَابَهُ مِنَ الْأَحْيَاءِ وَ الْأَمْوَاتِ
I ask You to purify our food, drinks and all the benefits of Your Mercy that I use from any pollution, filth, or other people‟s rights, and from the forbidden and the doubtful and pay back their equivalent value to their rightful owners whether dead or alive.
وَ تَجْعَلَهُ طَاهِراً مُطَهَّراً وَ شِفَاءً لِأَدْيَانِنَا وَ دَوَاءً لِأَبْدَانِنَا وَ طَهَارَةً [مُطَهِّراً] لِسَرَائِرِنَا وَ ظَوَاهِرِنَا وَ نُوراً لِعُقُولِنَا وَ نُوراً لِأَرْوَاحِنَا وَ مُقَوِّياً لَنَا عَلَى خِدْمَتِكَ وَ بَاعِثاً لَنَا عَلَى مُرَاقَبَتِكَ
I ask You to make them pure and clean, as means of improving our religion as medication for our bodies, purification for our thoughts and appearance, and as illumination for our intellect and illumination for our souls, as means of strengthening us to serve You, and as a cause of being attentive to You.
وَ اجْعَلْنَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِمَّنْ أَغْنَيْتَهُ بِعِلْمِكَ عَنِ الْمَقَالِ وَ بِكَرَمِكَ عَنِ السُّؤَالِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
Please let us be amongst those who are needless of talking when relying upon Your Knowledge and are needless of questioning due to Your Generosity by Your Mercy – O‟ the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.”
ETTIQUETTES
A hadith reads, “Almighty Allah releases from Hellfire one million persons at the last hour of every day in Ramadan; therefore, pray to Allah swt to include you with these released ones.”
It is recommended to begin breaking the fast with legally gotten food (halal earnings), especially dates and water. This act doubles the reward of the prayer to four hundred folds.
It is recommended to give alms at the time of breaking the fast and to offer food to the other fasters even if with a single date and a drink of water. Concerning this, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) is reported to have said,
“Verily, any one who offers food for a fasting person in the month of Ramadan will have the same reward that is decided for the fasting person without having any amount of his reward reduced and will have the same reward of acting good deeds according to the power of that food.”
Section 1 On How to Stop Fasting and Breaking the Fast - Iqbal Aamal
Everyone who fasts makes a deal with God and he should consider this as a duty before he starts to fast during the day, when he breaks his fast and later at night until the next dawn. You should observe purity of heart from what your Master detests and employ your organs in doing what attains His Pleasure. This is desirable for you to do all the time during your life in the world. However, the main point in the month of Ramadhan is to note that you are in the presence of the Almighty God, and are following His Decrees by fasting, breaking it in the evening, whether in private and public. You should perceive that fasting is a prosperous form of obedience and your breaking of the fast by the order of God the Almighty is another form of worship. Ending the fast should be based on the decree on breaking the fast in obeying the Almighty God‟s orders to His Will. You should feel superiority and joy from the fact that the King of the world and the Hereafter has admitted you to stand at His Threshold, grab His Servitude, become associated with His Dominant Government, given the chance for the acceptance of your deeds and kept you safe from the danger of being turned down. The one who fasts should not think that with breaking the fast he can stop the demand from his heart to purify and do good deeds during the rest of the night knowing that the Almighty God has only allowed him to break his fast to continue to grant him His Kindness and to face him with His Mercy. Considering this state, how could the worshipper take the attention of the God who is present and who does good to him lightly?
In many narrations on the authority of the Divine Leaders – may the noblest blessings be upon them – we read: “It is better for one to pray before breaking the fast during the month of Ramadhan. And this could help the acceptance of your acts of worship more.”
The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Ali ibn Fazzal from his book Al-Siam, on the authority of Abi Abdullah As-Sadiq (as): “It is recommended for one who fasts to pray before breaking his fast if he can.” However, if you are with people who cannot wait for you to pray and then break their fast, then eat before praying, and you should break your fast with them in order to please the Almighty God, exalt His Commands, and complete the deeds of worshipping.
This way, by obeying the Will of the God who is the Owner of your life and death and with this intention, you should first break your fast and then pray while exalting Divine Glory. However, if breaking the fast with them you are held back from Your Lord and this creates a distance between you and the noble commands which God has wanted you to follow, then you should honor them by feeding them and please them with yourself and then present some excuses to justify that you are not participating in breaking the fast with them, apologize to them and be careful about the excuses you present since God is informed of what is in the hearts and the minds. Moreover, if you fear them and cannot pray before breaking the fast with them, and this form of concealment of faith pleases God who is the Owner of the living and the dead, then you should act upon what pleased God. You should not try to justify yourself in obedience to Satan or to follow your own selfish desires.
It has been narrated on the authority of Abi Ali al-Fazl ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Fazl al-Tabarsi in his book Al-Adab al-Diniya, on the authority of our grandfather Al-Hassan al-Sabt who suffered from calamities brought on him by the Ummayad‟s rulers – may God‟s blessings be upon his great high soul, who quoted on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (as): “There are twelve table manners that each Muslim should know about. Four of them are obligatory, four are traditions and four are etiquette. The obligatory table manners are: Recognition of God, being pleased, mentioning God‟s name and being grateful to Him. The traditions are: making ritual ablutions before eating, sitting on the left side, eating with three fingers, and cleaning the fingers at the end. The etiquette are: eating the portion that is in front of you, taking small bites of food, chewing it thoroughly and minimal looking at other people‟s faces.
Another etiquette regarding drinking water and eating food include consideration of the favors that the Almighty God has had with him by honoring him and freeing him from the burdens of preparing all his needed food and drink from the time they are created until they appear on his dining table. Indeed the Almighty God has appointed angels to be in charge of the heavens and the earths. He has also appointed Prophets (as), Trustees (as) and their successors to take care of the people‟s needs, and He has appointed Kings and their successors and their troops to safeguard the territories of Islam. All of these are involved in the preparation of this food that is now on your table.
God has also appointed many other people who work hard for the preparation of this food including farmers, carpenters, those who collect wood to make fire, the bread makers, the cooks, and many others who could not be mentioned in writing or verbally. Thus it is not proper for one to not mention his Master who has saved him from all these troubles and pains, prepared his meal for him while he is relieved of all this hardship and not thank Him a little or a lot. This would be as if his heart and mind are dead, and he is blind to see all these blessings.
The Intention of the Evening Meal to Break the Fast
Having the evening meal (Iftary) to break the fast is one of the acts of worshipping that the angels who are commissioned to record deeds record in one‟s book of worship. It is an affair which makes man succeed in gaining prosperities. Thus, one‟s intention must be in accordance with these goals. One of the most important intentions of one who fasts from eating the evening meal (Iftary) to break the fast is to end his worship and fasting at the Threshold of God who is Aware of the secrets. His intention should be to obey the Almighty God‟s Command since the food that he eats protects his life when he fasts in obedience to God who is the Owner of Goodnesses and the Source of his Happiness
A hadith reads, “Almighty Allah releases from Hellfire one million persons at the last hour of every day in Ramadan; therefore, pray to Allah swt to include you with these released ones.”
It is recommended to begin breaking the fast with legally gotten food (halal earnings), especially dates and water. This act doubles the reward of the prayer to four hundred folds.
It is recommended to give alms at the time of breaking the fast and to offer food to the other fasters even if with a single date and a drink of water. Concerning this, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) is reported to have said,
“Verily, any one who offers food for a fasting person in the month of Ramadan will have the same reward that is decided for the fasting person without having any amount of his reward reduced and will have the same reward of acting good deeds according to the power of that food.”
Section 1 On How to Stop Fasting and Breaking the Fast - Iqbal Aamal
Everyone who fasts makes a deal with God and he should consider this as a duty before he starts to fast during the day, when he breaks his fast and later at night until the next dawn. You should observe purity of heart from what your Master detests and employ your organs in doing what attains His Pleasure. This is desirable for you to do all the time during your life in the world. However, the main point in the month of Ramadhan is to note that you are in the presence of the Almighty God, and are following His Decrees by fasting, breaking it in the evening, whether in private and public. You should perceive that fasting is a prosperous form of obedience and your breaking of the fast by the order of God the Almighty is another form of worship. Ending the fast should be based on the decree on breaking the fast in obeying the Almighty God‟s orders to His Will. You should feel superiority and joy from the fact that the King of the world and the Hereafter has admitted you to stand at His Threshold, grab His Servitude, become associated with His Dominant Government, given the chance for the acceptance of your deeds and kept you safe from the danger of being turned down. The one who fasts should not think that with breaking the fast he can stop the demand from his heart to purify and do good deeds during the rest of the night knowing that the Almighty God has only allowed him to break his fast to continue to grant him His Kindness and to face him with His Mercy. Considering this state, how could the worshipper take the attention of the God who is present and who does good to him lightly?
In many narrations on the authority of the Divine Leaders – may the noblest blessings be upon them – we read: “It is better for one to pray before breaking the fast during the month of Ramadhan. And this could help the acceptance of your acts of worship more.”
The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Ali ibn Fazzal from his book Al-Siam, on the authority of Abi Abdullah As-Sadiq (as): “It is recommended for one who fasts to pray before breaking his fast if he can.” However, if you are with people who cannot wait for you to pray and then break their fast, then eat before praying, and you should break your fast with them in order to please the Almighty God, exalt His Commands, and complete the deeds of worshipping.
This way, by obeying the Will of the God who is the Owner of your life and death and with this intention, you should first break your fast and then pray while exalting Divine Glory. However, if breaking the fast with them you are held back from Your Lord and this creates a distance between you and the noble commands which God has wanted you to follow, then you should honor them by feeding them and please them with yourself and then present some excuses to justify that you are not participating in breaking the fast with them, apologize to them and be careful about the excuses you present since God is informed of what is in the hearts and the minds. Moreover, if you fear them and cannot pray before breaking the fast with them, and this form of concealment of faith pleases God who is the Owner of the living and the dead, then you should act upon what pleased God. You should not try to justify yourself in obedience to Satan or to follow your own selfish desires.
It has been narrated on the authority of Abi Ali al-Fazl ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Fazl al-Tabarsi in his book Al-Adab al-Diniya, on the authority of our grandfather Al-Hassan al-Sabt who suffered from calamities brought on him by the Ummayad‟s rulers – may God‟s blessings be upon his great high soul, who quoted on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (as): “There are twelve table manners that each Muslim should know about. Four of them are obligatory, four are traditions and four are etiquette. The obligatory table manners are: Recognition of God, being pleased, mentioning God‟s name and being grateful to Him. The traditions are: making ritual ablutions before eating, sitting on the left side, eating with three fingers, and cleaning the fingers at the end. The etiquette are: eating the portion that is in front of you, taking small bites of food, chewing it thoroughly and minimal looking at other people‟s faces.
Another etiquette regarding drinking water and eating food include consideration of the favors that the Almighty God has had with him by honoring him and freeing him from the burdens of preparing all his needed food and drink from the time they are created until they appear on his dining table. Indeed the Almighty God has appointed angels to be in charge of the heavens and the earths. He has also appointed Prophets (as), Trustees (as) and their successors to take care of the people‟s needs, and He has appointed Kings and their successors and their troops to safeguard the territories of Islam. All of these are involved in the preparation of this food that is now on your table.
God has also appointed many other people who work hard for the preparation of this food including farmers, carpenters, those who collect wood to make fire, the bread makers, the cooks, and many others who could not be mentioned in writing or verbally. Thus it is not proper for one to not mention his Master who has saved him from all these troubles and pains, prepared his meal for him while he is relieved of all this hardship and not thank Him a little or a lot. This would be as if his heart and mind are dead, and he is blind to see all these blessings.
The Intention of the Evening Meal to Break the Fast
Having the evening meal (Iftary) to break the fast is one of the acts of worshipping that the angels who are commissioned to record deeds record in one‟s book of worship. It is an affair which makes man succeed in gaining prosperities. Thus, one‟s intention must be in accordance with these goals. One of the most important intentions of one who fasts from eating the evening meal (Iftary) to break the fast is to end his worship and fasting at the Threshold of God who is Aware of the secrets. His intention should be to obey the Almighty God‟s Command since the food that he eats protects his life when he fasts in obedience to God who is the Owner of Goodnesses and the Source of his Happiness