7/48. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1753 — Supplication at Breaking Fast
The supplication of the fasting person is not turned back
Dua at Iftar: Hadith on Supplication When Breaking Fast
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1753
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1753
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْمَدَنِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِنَّ لِلصَّائِمِ عِنْدَ فِطْرِهِ لَدَعْوَةً مَا تُرَدُّ " . قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو يَقُولُ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي .
Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When the fasting person breaks his fast, his supplication is not turned back.” (One of the narrators) Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: "When he broke his fast, I heard 'Abdullah bin 'Amr say: 'O Allah! I ask You by Your mercy, which encompasses all things, to forgive me.'"
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1753In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 116English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1753
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1753
This hadith about dua at iftar teaches that the fasting person has a supplication at the time of breaking the fast that is not turned back. The report also mentions a dua heard from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr: “O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy, which encompasses all things, to forgive me.” The text brings together the time of iftar and asking Allah for forgiveness. It does not say this is the only dua a person may make at iftar. It simply shows a meaningful supplication connected to that moment. Searchers using “dua when breaking fast hadith” or “Allahumma inni as’aluka birahmatika” will find this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The time of breaking the fast is linked with accepted supplication.
- Asking Allah for forgiveness is shown in the reported dua.
- The hadith encourages turning to Allah at iftar.
- The narration does not limit a person to only one dua.
