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AlHamdulillah was Salatu Wassalamu 'ala Rasulillah
wa ba'd
Sometimes we think of dua's as a wishlist.
Oh Allah, give me this,
Oh Allah, give me that.
Oh Allah, save me from this,
or I seek refuge in from that.
But many dua'as as we know them from the Quran,
from the Sunnah of the Prophet
Alayhi Salatu Wasalaam
are just humbling expressions.
They're void of any explicit ask of Allah,
Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
And the dua'a that we're going to be learning today
is of that type.
Ibn 'Umar radia Allah ta'ala a'anhuma,
reported that the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
would say upon breaking his fast.
Dhahaba adh-dhama'u wabtallatil-'urooqu
wa thabata al-arju insha-Allah.
So in this dua'a,
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
is saying Dhahaba adh-dhama'u.
the thirst is gone,
gone is the thirst.
wabtallatil-'urooqu,
that the veins have become moistened.
wa thabata al-arju insha-Allah.
And that the reward is established insha-Allah.
So, you look at the components of this dua'a,
and note that this is one of those dua's
that bi-idhnillah.
You're going to say every single day
in the month of Ramadan.
Now, this dua'a is not specific to Ramadan.
It's for when you break your fast.
So even after Ramadan, if you have to make up fast,
or you fast in the six days of Shawwāl,
or you're fasting when you're Moua'arafa,
or Ashura or whenever it is that you're fasting.
This is the dua'a, that you want to make
upon breaking your fast.
upon breaking your fast means
after you've actually had some water or date
or whatever it is that you're breaking your fast on,
then you wanna say this dua'a.
Some people make the mistake of saying Dhahaba adh-dhama'u
wabtallatil-'urooqu, wa thabata al-arju insha-Allah,
before they actually put anything in their mouths,
before they actually break their fast.
So you wanna say this after you've actually
completed the fast,
ya'ani, that you've actually broken the fast.
So, let's look at each one of these components of this dua'a
Dhahaba adh-dhama'u, that the thirst is gone.
Subhan-Allah, when did the thirst go away?
You, you were thirsty all day.
Maybe it was a hot day.
It was one of those days
where subhan-Allah you had to do some, some
you know, intense labor or whatever it may be.
So you fast and, and, and you were thirsty.
And the thirst was gone with the sip of water,
with just a little bit of water.
Subhan-Allah.
Other times of the year,
it's frustrating when you just have a little bit of this
or a little bit of that,
but after fasting, even that little bit,
you know, allows you to, to be replenished.
And it shows you how perhaps
inappreciative we are
of the blessings of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la.
It reminds us that we only need a little actually,
you know to be satisfied.
wabtallatil-'urooqu, that the veins have become moistened.
Meaning that what you have put in your body now,
not just that it quenches your thirst,
but that you're actually nourishing.
Renourishing your body bi'idnil-Allahi ta'ala
after you've left off that food and drink for, you know,
a significant portion of the day.
Now, here's the part of the dua'a
that I really want you to pay attention to
which is, wa thabata al-arju insha-Allah,
the reward is established insha-Allah,
with the will of Allah ba'ad the will of Allah.
We are actually discouraged from saying insha-Allah.
In dua'a.
So why is it that we're saying insha-Allah here,
when we're saying that the reward is established?
This is because no individual knows
what their reward is for fasting,
or if they even have a reward for fasting.
Maybe somebody did something during the day
that would decrease, diminish that reward,
or perhaps even erase the entire reward of fasting.
And that's what we need to be careful of.
Now, the reward for fasting is tremendous,
because Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la says
in the Hadith el-Qudsi,
that every action that the son of Adam does is for himself.
And it will be rewarded 10 to 700 times over.
Illa as-sawm, fa'innahou li, wana 'ana ajzi beh.
Except for fasting, fasting is for me,
and I will reward for it.
This is what Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la says.
So the reward for fasting is tremendous.
At the same time,
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam warned us,
and he says in the Hadith:
"Man lam yada'a qawl alzour, wala'amala bihi,
falaysa li-Allah hajaton, an yada'a ta'amahou wacharabah."
Whoever does not leave off false speech, and evil actions.
That is why he's fasting.
Allah has no need for him
to leave off his food and his drink.
So look at what we are doing throughout the day.
Are we saying evil things about people?
Are we doing things that are unbecoming of a Muslim?
These are things that we think about
as we are saying this dua'a.
You go now, you're breaking your fast,
and you are saying
thabata al-arju, the reward is established,
insha-Allah.
Cause you really don't know,
but you should be reminding yourself.
And it is a reminder for you at the end of your fast,
to make sure that you protect your fast
from those things that will harm it.
The Prophet Alayhi as-Salatu Wasallam also said:
"Alsyamu jounna," that fasting is a shield.
Ma lam yakhlikhou, as long as a person
doesn't puncture that shield,
then it will be a protection for him.
Your fasting should be a protection for you.
You should get a great reward for it.
And this dua'a, that you are making at the end of the day
as you're breaking your fast,
should be a reminder for you,
to be mindful during your fast.
The final takeaway that I wanna mention
from this particular Hadith is,
that it's an encouragement for us to strive in 'Ibadah.
How so?
Because right away we're saying
Dhahaba adh-dhama'u wabtallatil-'urooqu,
wa thabata al-arju insha-Allah.
Ya'ani, all of that day that you were fasting,
the fatigue or the exhaustion that you may have faced.
It's all going away in an instant.
And Subhan-Allah that is the reality
of every act of 'Ibadah that we do.
Yeah, it may involve some difficulty
while we're going through it,
but it goes away, the difficulty goes away.
And you think about it.
If you made Hajj in the past, and you faced some difficulty.
Do you remember that difficulty right now?
Probably not.
If you fasted last Monday or last Thursday,
and now you know, and you face some difficulty
during that fast,
do you feel that difficulty right now?
Absolutely not.
The whatever acts of worship that we do
whatever difficulty may be associated
with that active worship or whatever fatigue
that we've gone through in performing that act of worship
it goes away almost in an instant,
but the reward remains walhamdu-li-Allah.
The same is true for sins,
maybe a person enjoys the sin while they're committing it.
But afterwards, the regret that they feel,
the fact that that sin has been written down
and recorded and perhaps there's consequences
in this life and the next for that sin,
wasn't really worth that very temporary enjoyment.
Same thing.
You know, when we are talking about now this fatigue
that a person goes through and the worship
of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la,
all of that fatigue goes away
but the reward is established insha-Allah,
and a person will see that reward when they take their book
in their right hand.
Bi'idnil Allahi ta'ala,
And they say to everybody else
on that day,
Ha um iqra'ou kitabi,
here, read my book!
Dhahaba adh-dhama'u wabtallatil-'urooqu,
wa thabata al-arju insha-Allah.
Learn that dua'a,
memorize it,
Make sure you say it every day when you break your fast
and teach it to others.
Barak'Allahu feekum, wa Jazakumullahu khairan.
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