Section: Dua of the fasting person when breaking his fast

‘Umar said: The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) used to say when breaking his fast:ذَهَبَ الظَّمَاءُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوْقُ وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُTransliteration: Dhahabadh-dhama'u wabtallatil-'urooqu, wa thabatal-'ajru 'inshaa'Allah.Translation: The thirst is gone, the veins are moistened and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills. [Hasan (Albani). Abu Dawud: 2357]The duaSaying dua after doing acts of worship is deeply rooted in sharee’ah, such as making dua after praying and after completing the rituals of Hajj. Fasting is not excluded from that in sha Allaah. Allaah mentioned the verse of dua and encouraged dua among the verses that speak of fasting, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright” [al-Baqarah 2:186]Pointing out the importance of making dua during this month, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: Allaah tells us that He is close to His slaves and responds to the supplication (dua) of the one who calls upon Him. Here He is telling us of His Lordship (ruboobiyyah) over them and that He gives them what they ask for and He responds to their dua. For if they call upon Him that means they believe that He is their Lord… Then He enjoins two things upon them, as He says (interpretation of the meaning): “So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright” [al-Baqarah 2:186]The first is that they should obey His commands to worship Him and seek His help. The second is that they should believe in His Lordship (ruboobiyyah) and Divinity (uloohiyyah), and that He is their Lord and their God. Hence it is said that response to a person’s dua is indicative of the soundness of his belief and the perfection of his obedience, because the verse of dua ends with the words (interpretation of the meaning): “So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright.” [al-Baqarah 2:186, Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 14/33]