Ramadan Du’as on Repeat
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Ep. 4 - A Dua for an Iftar Host
Download the list of du'as from the series here.
The reward of feeding a fasting person is with Allah. But the best gift you can give to someone who has hosted an iftar for you in the month of Ramadan is a sincere du'a. Dr. Tahir teaches us the tremendous du'a the Prophet ﷺ made when Sa'ad (rA) hosted him, covering everything from food to companionship to angels.
Du’a when being hosted by someone for iftar
أفْطَرَ عِنْدَكُمُ الصَّائِمُونَ وَأكَلَ طَعَامَكُمُ الأَبرَارُ وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْكُمُ المَلاَئِكَةُ
Aftara ‘indakum as-sa’imun wa-akala ta‘amakum al-abrar wa-sallat ‘alaykum al-mala’ika
May those who have fasted break their fast with you, may the pious eat your food, and may the angels pray for you
Transcript
This transcript was auto-generated using AI and may contain misspellings. Alhamdulillah wa salatu was salamu ala rasulullah wa ba'ad. Oftentimes in the month of Ramadan, we are hosted by family and friends for iftars. Maybe there's even a communal iftar at the masjid, which is often hosted by a individual or family that we know. If we're hosted in the month of Ramadan, there is a good du'a that we should make for our host. One day the Prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam visited the great companion Sa'd ibn Ubadah radiallahu ta'ala anhu, who was the chief of the Khazraj of Medina. And when the Prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam visited him, Sa'd radiallahu alaihi wasalam brought him bread and olive oil, which I mean, doesn't seem like a lot, but as the Arabs say, al-judu min al-mawjud, i.e. generosity is from what you have available. So he brought the Prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam bread and olive oil, and the Prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam ate, and when he finished eating, he made this beautiful du'a for Sa'd radiallahu anhu. The Prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam said, aftaraa indakumus saimoon, waakala ta'amakumul abrar, wasallat AAalaykumun malaika. This du'a has three elements, and we're gonna cover them one by one, inshallah. So the first part of the du'a, the Prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam said, aftaraa indakumus saimoon, may those who have fasted break their fast with you. Look at that. So you're saying, you're asking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to make it easy for this person to feed those who are fasting. And what happens when you feed those who are fasting? You get the reward of the people who fasted, right? The Prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam said, minfattaraa saiman falahu mithlu ajrih. Whoever feeds a fasting person, he receives the reward of the one who has fasted. The Prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam said, minfattaraa saiman falahu mithlu ajrih. Whoever feeds a fasting person has a reward
similar to the one who fasted, without anything being decreased from any of their reward. So when you're asking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to make it easy for this person to feed fasting people, you're asking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to give him this great reward. And you're also asking Allah to make it easy for him to feed the fasting people, meaning that he has enough to provide those who have been fasting. Likewise, it is a request from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for this person that Allah puts that generosity in their heart, that willingness to feed those who have been fasting. The second part of this du'a is, wa-akala ta'amakumu al-abrar. May the pious eat your food. Well, what exactly does that mean? This is actually a du'a that Allah bless you with good companionship, that you keep good people around you so that the people who eat with you are people who are reminding you of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala They are pious, they are helping you draw closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. A lot of times it is our company who pulls us one way or another. They pull us in one direction or push us to do better. And this is what we want. We want to be around good company who helps us in the obedience of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and drawing closer to Him. The third part of this du'a is, wa-sallat alaykum al-mala'ika and may the angels pray for you. This is such a tremendous du'a because you're asking that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala allow the angels who are sinless to pray for this person who has hosted you. And it corresponds very well with the statement of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in surah Ghafir, alladheena yahminoon al-arsha waman hawlahu yusabbihoon bi hamdi rabbihim wayu'minoon bihi wayastaghfiroon liladheena aamanoo rabbana wasi'atakulla shay'ir rahmatan wa ilma
To the end of the du'a that the angels make. Now listen to this. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, alladheena yahminoon al-arsha Those angels who are carrying the throne and those around it, yusabbihoon bi hamdi rabbihim They glorify and praise Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala wayu'minoon bihi And they have faith in Allah. Allah Azawajal is describing the angels as being mu'minoon. And then he says, and they seek forgiveness liladheena aamanoo They seek forgiveness for those who have faith. They seek forgiveness for the mu'minoon. Look at this, look at the bond between the angels and human beings. The bond, the common denominator is iman. Those are the mu'minoon who are in the heavens, who are carrying the throne of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and those around it. Allah Azawajal describes them as having iman. And then their relationship with the people on earth, their relationship is iman. And so they seek forgiveness for the believers who are on earth. I mean, look at this subhanAllah, just from having iman, that these angels are praying for us, biidhnillahi ta'ala. We ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to make us people of iman. So we think about this du'a, when we think about the iftars, let's not let the ibadah of this iftar, of feeding others, let's not let it get lost in the social component of the iftar. The ibadah of feeding other people should also be met by those who are being hosted with the ibadah of du'a. So they're feeding you, and that's an act of worship that gets them closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, and you respond with an act of ibadah and you make this du'a. aftara indikum al-saimun wa akana ta'amakum al-abrar
wa sallat alaykum al-malaika Learn this du'a, memorize it, put it into practice and teach others. Jazakum Allah khair.
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