Dua When Someone Gives You Iftar
“Aftara 'indakumus-sa'imun” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sunan Abi Dawud 3854. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
أَفْطَرَ عِنْدَكُمُ الصَّائِمُونَ، وَأَكَلَ طَعَامَكُمُ الْأَبْرَارُ، وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ
Transliteration: Aftara 'indakumus-sa'imun, wa akala ta'amakumul-abrar, wa sallat 'alaykumul-mala'ikah.
Translation: May fasting people break their fast with you, may the righteous eat your food, and may the angels send prayers upon you.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 3854
When to recite
When you are invited to eat — especially to break your fast — at someone’s home.
About this dua
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik: the Prophet ﷺ visited Sa‘d ibn ‘Ubadah, who brought bread and oil. He ate and then said this dua for his host.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3854
- Grading: Graded sahih by al-Albani.
- Read the source: Sunan Abi Dawud 3854
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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