Dua al-Iftaar

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.

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It has been narrated that Imam Ali (as) used to say the following when he would break his fast:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْنَا وَ عَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْنَا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

bismillah alaahumma 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

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Say the following 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

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It is reported that the Holy Prophet (s) said, “There is no fasting servant who says (the following supplication) at Iftaar except that he is cleansed from sin like the day he was born.” (Reference : Iqbaal Amaal, Sayyed Ibn Tawus)

يَا عَظيمُ يَا عَظيمُ أَنْتَ إِلٰهي لَا إِلٰهَ لِي غَيْرُك، اِغْفِرْ لِيَ اَلذَّنْبَ الْعَظيم، إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ إِلَّا الْعَظِيم

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O Mighty O Mighty, there is no other God but You. Forgive my great sins, indeed who can forgive the great sins except the Mighty.