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
33.Dua Noor (Iftar)
Seperate page 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:
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.
Give me the best that you wish and protect me from Your Grace
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
ya arhamar-rahimeen
O Kind and compassionate.
It is recommended to say the following at the first bite of the food with which the fasting is broken:
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