Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
There is one good deed that quietly blooms every Ramadan.
Offering iftar.
The Prophet ﷺ said that “Whoever feeds a fasting person will have a reward like that of the fasting person, without any reduction in his reward.” (Narrated by Tirmidzi, Ibnu Majah, and Ahmad)
If you sit with that for a moment, it changes how you see iftar.
Philosophically, iftar is simple. It is a meal.
And food sits at the base of every human need. Before ambition. Before productivity. Before reflection. There is hunger.
Allah designed us that way.
Now think about fasting in Ramadan.
Long hours. Dry throat. Slower body. A heart trying to stay sincere.
The one breaking their fast is not just hungry. They are in ibadah. They have spent the day
restraining desire for the sake of Allah.
And you place food in their hands.
You are not just feeding a person.
You are making someone’s ibadah easier.
It is as if you are saying,
“Continue. I want this fast to be lighter for you.”
And that is what makes offering iftar so
special in Ramadan.
You are not starting a new act of worship.
You are stepping into one that is already rising.
And here is the reflection many of us miss:
The fasting person you feed may have more sincerity than you.
More khushu’. More tears in du’a.
Their reward is already being written.
And in His generosity, Allah allows your small act to travel with it.
This Ramadan, do not underestimate the moment of sunset.
A simple meal.
A sincere intention
A quiet act that multiplies beyond what we can see.
And suddenly, you are part of a fast that was never yours, yet its reward reaches you.
If Allah places the ability in your hands this month,
let someone break their fast because of you.
May every iftar you give return to you as light, acceptance, and quiet barakah when you
need it most.
Wallahu’alam
