Dua is accepted during Iftar, so more dua will be asked for forgiveness during this time.

In particular make this dua:

يَا وَاسِعَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ اِغْفِرْ لِيْ

Pronunciation: Ya wacheyal magferati igfirli.

Meaning: O Great Forgiver! forgive me

Source: (Bayhaqi Shua'bul Iman Ha 3620)

And this dua will be recited while taking Iftar:

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلٰى رِزْقِكَ اَفْطَرْتُ

Meaning: O Allah! I fasted for you and broke my fast with your sustenance.

Source:

باب الْقَوْلِ عِنْدَ الإِفْطَارِ

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ, حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ, عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ, عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ زُهْرَةَ, أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ النَّّيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ " .

Section: 215. What to say during Iftar.

2350. Musaddad ..... Mu'adh Ibn Zohra (R.A.) narrated from the Prophet (ﷺ) that he used to recite this du'a at the time of breaking the fast (meaning): O Allah! It is for you that I have fasted and you are breaking the fast with Rizq.

Kitabus Sunan - Imam Abu Dawud (Sunan Abu Dawud)

Hadith No: 2350 International No: 2358

Narrated by: Mu'adh Ibn Zohra (RA)

Explanation of hadith:

Breaking fast was a characteristic of the Prophets. Sahaba Keram also used to fast Iftar. The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said.

لاَ يَزَالُ النّاسُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجّلُوا الِطْرَ.

People will be in the midst of Khair and Kalyan as long as they break the fast as soon as it is time. Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 1957; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1098

found in other descriptions.

لَا يَزَالُ الدِّينُ ظَاهِرًا مَا عَجّلَ النّاسُ الْفِطْرَ, إِنّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنّصَارَى يُؤَخِّرُونَ

Deen will be established as long as people fast iftar. Because the Jews-Nazarenes delay. Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Hadith 8944

It has come to Qudsi in the hadith, Allah Ta'ala says.

إِنّ أَحَبّ عِبَادِي إِلَيّ أَعْجَلُهُمْ فِطْرًا.

As soon as it's time, fast iftar is my favorite. Jame' Tirmidhi, Hadith 700; Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 7241, 8360

Once Hazrat Masrook Rah. Two companions asked Hazrat Ayesha. Both are very advanced in welfare work. One starts Iftar and Maghrib fast. Another delayed a bit. Ammajan asked, but who is fast? He said, Abdullah Ibn Masood RA. Hazrat Ayesha said

كَذَلِكَ كَانَ يَصْنَعُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلّمَ.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to do the same. Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1099; Jame' Tirmidhi, Hadith 702

So do not fast iftar as soon as it is time.

Iftar before prayer

As soon as the sun sets, the fasting person will break the fast and the muezzin will call the call to prayer. This is not the case after the start of the Iftar Azan.

It is customary in our country that people wait before the Iftar and do not break the Iftar until they hear the call to prayer. From this, the idea has been created in the minds of some people that the time of iftar starts after the call to prayer. This idea is not correct. As soon as the sun sets, it is time for iftar. And delaying Iftar for no reason is Sunnah in the Caliphate. Iftar should be done as soon as it is time.

Fasting briefly before prayer; Iftar doesn't have to be a big event. Such was the time of the Prophet. Hazrat Anas said

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلّمَ يُفْطِرُ عَلى رُطَباتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ رُطَبَاتٌ, فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ حَسَا حَسَوَاتٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to break his fast with fresh dates before the Maghrib prayer. Use dry dates if fresh dates are not available. And if he didn't have that, he would drink a few sips of water. Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith 2356; Jame' Tirmidhi, Hadith 696; Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Hadith 9789

Iftar with dates

We just saw that the Prophet used to break his fast with dates. So it is mustahab to break iftar with dates. If you don't get dates, add water. Prophet said

إِذَا أَفْطَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى تَمْرٍ, فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى مَاءٍ فَإِنّهُ طَهُورٌ.

If one of you breaks his fast, let him break his fast with dates. If dates are not available, add water. Because it is sacred. Jame' Tirmidhi, Hadith 695

Read iftar dua

Hadith Sharif mentions reciting this dua at the time of Iftar:

اللّهُمّ لَكَ صُمْتُ, وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ.

Oh God! I have fasted for your satisfaction and I have broken my fast with your sustenance. Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith 2358; Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Hadith 9744; Book of Juhad, Ibnul Mubarak, Hadith 1410, 1411

Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam used to recite this dua too

ذَهَبَ الذّمَأُ وَابْتَلّتِ الْعُرُوقُ, وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ.

Thirst quenched, veins refreshed. And if Allah wills, the reward of fasting is recorded in the record. Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith 2357; Sunan Kubra, Nasa'i, Hadith 3315, 10058

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After breaking the fast, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite this dua

ذَهَبَ الذَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوْقُ وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ.

Meaning: Thirst is quenched, veins are refreshed and if Allah wills, the reward of fasting is recorded.

Source:

باب الْقَوْلِ عِنْدَ الإِفْطَارِ

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ, حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ, - الْكَفِّ وَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَفْطَرَ قَالَ " ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبتَ الأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ " .

Section: 215. What to say during Iftar.

2349. Narrated by Abdullah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Yahya ..... Ibn Salim Al-Mukaffa (RA). He said, I saw Ibn Umar (RA) cutting off more than a handful of beards. Then he said, The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say at the time of Iftar, the thirst has been quenched, the veins and arteries have been satisfied and the exchange has been determined by the will of Allah.

Kitabus Sunan - Imam Abu Dawud (Sunan Abu Dawud)

Hadith No: 2349 International No: 2357

Tahqiq: pure (literally Hasan)

Narrated by: Abdullah ibn Umar (RA) (died: 73 AH)

Explanation of hadith:

Breaking fast was a characteristic of the Prophets. Sahaba Keram also used to fast Iftar. The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said.

لاَ يَزَالُ النّاسُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجّلُوا الِطْرَ.

People will be in the midst of Khair and Kalyan as long as they break the fast as soon as it is time. Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 1957; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1098

found in other descriptions.

لَا يَزَالُ الدِّينُ ظَاهِرًا مَا عَجّلَ النّاسُ الْفِطْرَ, إِنّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنّصَارَى يُؤَخِّرُونَ

Deen will be established as long as people fast iftar. Because the Jews-Nazarenes delay. Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Hadith 8944

It has come to Qudsi in the hadith, Allah Ta'ala says.

إِنّ أَحَبّ عِبَادِي إِلَيّ أَعْجَلُهُمْ فِطْرًا.

As soon as it's time, fast iftar is my favorite. Jame' Tirmidhi, Hadith 700; Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 7241, 8360

Once Hazrat Masrook Rah. Two companions asked Hazrat Ayesha. Both are very advanced in welfare work. One starts Iftar and Maghrib fast. Another delayed a bit. Ammajan asked, but who is fast? He said, Abdullah Ibn Masood RA. Hazrat Ayesha said

كَذَلِكَ كَانَ يَصْنَعُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلّمَ.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to do the same. Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1099; Jame' Tirmidhi, Hadith 702

So do not fast iftar as soon as it is time.

Iftar before prayer

As soon as the sun sets, the fasting person will break the fast and the muezzin will call the call to prayer. This is not the case after the start of the Iftar Azan.

It is customary in our country that people wait before the Iftar and do not break the Iftar until they hear the call to prayer. From this, the idea has been created in the minds of some people that the time of iftar starts after the call to prayer. This idea is not correct. As soon as the sun sets, it is time for iftar. And delaying Iftar for no reason is Sunnah in the Caliphate. Iftar should be done as soon as it is time.

Fasting briefly before prayer; Iftar doesn't have to be a big event. Such was the time of the Prophet. Hazrat Anas said

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلّمَ يُفْطِرُ عَلى رُطَباتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ رُطَبَاتٌ, فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ حَسَا حَسَوَاتٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to break his fast with fresh dates before the Maghrib prayer. Use dry dates if fresh dates are not available. And if he didn't have that, he would drink a few sips of water. Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith 2356; Jame' Tirmidhi, Hadith 696; Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Hadith 9789

Iftar with dates

We just saw that the Prophet used to break his fast with dates. So it is mustahab to break iftar with dates. If you don't get dates, add water. Prophet said

إِذَا أَفْطَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى تَمْرٍ, فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى مَاءٍ فَإِنّهُ طَهُورٌ.

If one of you breaks his fast, let him break his fast with dates. If dates are not available, add water. Because it is sacred. Jame' Tirmidhi, Hadith 695

Read iftar dua

Hadith Sharif mentions reciting this dua at the time of Iftar:

اللّهُمّ لَكَ صُمْتُ, وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ.

Oh God! I have fasted for your satisfaction and I have broken my fast with your sustenance. Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith 2358; Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Hadith 9744; Book of Juhad, Ibnul Mubarak, Hadith 1410, 1411

Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam used to recite this dua too

ذَهَبَ الذّمَأُ وَابْتَلّتِ الْعُرُوقُ, وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ.

Thirst quenched, veins refreshed. And if Allah wills, the reward of fasting is recorded in the record. Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith 2357; Sunan Kubra, Nasa'i, Hadith 3315, 10058

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