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Ṣawm

صوم

إفطار

Ifṭār

Definition

Breaking the fast at Maghrib — sunnah to hasten it, traditionally with dates and water.

Example

Dua at ifṭār: Dhahaba-ẓ-ẓamaʾu wabtallati-l-ʿurūq, wa thabata-l-ajr in shāʾa Allāh.

See also

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Ṣawm

Fasting — abstaining from food, drink and marital relations from Fajr to Maghrib with intention.

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Suḥūr

The pre-dawn meal eaten before Fajr during fasting — blessed by the Prophet ﷺ.

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