Dua Compass

Eating and Fasting

Never miss your supplications when it comes to eating and fasting

Upon breaking fast
ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ، وَابْتَلَّتِ العُرُوْقُ، وَثَبَتَ الأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ

‘The thirst has gone and the veins are quenched, and reward is confirmed, if Allah wills.’

للَّهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيء،ٍ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي

‘Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn Al-Aas (ra) related that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘Indeed the fasting person has at the time of breaking fast, a supplication which is not rejected’. Ibn Abee Mulaykah said: ‘I Heard Abdullah Ibn Umar say when he broke his fast: ‘O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy which envelopes all things, that You forgive me.’

Supplication before eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِه ِِ وَآخِرِهِ.

‘When you are about to eat, you should say: ‘In the name of Allah. ..and if you forget to say it before starting, then you should say (when you remember): ‘In the name of Allah in it’s beginning and end.’

اللَّهمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيْهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْرا ً مِنْهُ. اللَّهمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيْهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ

‘When you are about to eat, you should say: Whomever Allah feeds, should say: ‘O Allah, bless it for us and feed us better than it.’ ...and whomever Allah gives milk to drink should say: ‘O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it.’

Upon completing the meal
الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيْهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْل ٍ مِنِّي وَلا قُوَّة.ٍ

All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any might nor power from myself.’

الحَمْدُ للهِ حَمْدا ً كَثِيْرا ً طَيِّبا ً مُبَارَكا ً فِيْهِ، غَيْرَ مَكْفِيّ ٍ وَلا مُوَدَّع ٍ وَلا مُسْتَغْنىً عَنْهُ رَبُّنَا

‘Allah be praised with an abundant beautiful blessed praise, a never-ending praise, a praise which we will never bid farewell to and an indispensable praise, He is our Lord.’ There are other views as regards to the understanding of this supplication, from them: Allah be praised with an abundant beautiful blessed praise. He is The One Who is sufficient, feeds and is not fed. The One Who is longed for, along with that which is with Him and The One Who is needed, He is our Lord.’

Supplication of the guest for the host
اللَّهمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيْمَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ، وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ

‘O Allah, bless for them, that which You have provided them, forgive them and have mercy upon them.’

Supplication said to one offering a drink or to one who intended to do that
اللَّهمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي، وَاسْقِ مَنْ سَقَانِي

‘O Allah, feed him who fed me, and provide with drink him who provided me with drink.’

Supplication said when breaking fast in someone's home
أَفْطَرَ عِنْدَكُمُ الصَّائِمُوْنَ وَأَكَلَ طَعَامَكُمُ الأَبْرَارُ، وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْكُمُ المَلائِكَةُ

‘May the fasting break their fast in your home, and may the dutiful and pious eat your food, and may the angles send prayers upon you.’

Supplication said by one fasting when presented with food and does not break his fast
إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدَكُمْ فَلْيُجِبْ، فَإِنْ كَانَ صَائِماً فَلْيَصِلَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُفْطِراً فَلْيَطْعَمْ. وَمَعَنَى فَليَصِلَ أَي فَلْيَدَعَ

‘If you are not invited (to a meal) then answer. If you happen to be fasting, then supplicate (for those present) and if you are not fasting, then eat.’

Supplication said upon seeing the early or premature fruit
اللَّهمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي ثَمَرِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مَدِيْنَتِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا

‘O Allah, bless our fruit for us, bless our town for us, bless our saa for us and bless our mudd for us.’ A saa is equivalent to four mudds and a mudd is equivalent to a dry measure of an average man’s two palms

When insulted while fasting
إِنِّي صَائِمٌ، إِنِّي صَائِمٌ

I am fasting, I am fasting

When slaughtering or offering a sacrifice
بِسْمِ اللهِ واللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ ولَكَ اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي

In the name of Allah, and Allah is the greatest. O Allah, (it is) from You and belongs to You, O Allah, accept this from me

Hisnul Muslim