What does Iftar mean?
Breaking the fast at sunset.
Iftar explained
Iftar is taken the moment Maghrib enters, with dates and water by the Prophet's ﷺ example, then the du'a: the thirst is gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills. Feeding a fasting person earns the same reward as their fast.
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Questions about Iftar
What does Iftar mean?
Iftar (إِفْطَار, Iftar) means: Breaking the fast at sunset.
How is Iftar written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written إِفْطَار and pronounced Iftar.
Where does Iftar come from in the Quran or hadith?
Iftar is taken the moment Maghrib enters, with dates and water by the Prophet's ﷺ example, then the du'a: the thirst is gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills. Feeding a fasting person earns the same reward as their fast. Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 2357; Sunan at-Tirmidhi 807.
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