The supplication at breaking the fast: When does the fasting person say it?

The questioner : Please, yes. Ladies, the reading. Yes, a question on the phone. Shaykh, I have a question. Shaykh al-Uthaymeen, yes, about Ramadan, please. The supplication: "The thirst has gone, the veins are moist, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills," before the meal, and I exaggerate.

The Shaykh : Yes, is the questioner with you, Shaykh? Please, you are with Shaykh Muhammad, please raise your voice.

The questioner : Is this supplication said after the meal or before it? "The morning has gone, the veins are moist, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills." "The thirst has gone, the veins are moist, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills." Is it said after the meal or is it finished?

The Shaykh : This is not said in winter.

The questioner : Ramadan. After the meal or not?

The Shaykh : I say this supplication is not said by a person in winter.

The questioner : When we break the fast, if you broke your fast, are you thirsty?

The Shaykh : I ask you, are you thirsty? How do you say "the thirst has gone" when there is no thirst at all?

The questioner : Do the veins dry up in the days of winter?

The Shaykh : So how do you say "the veins are moist"?

The questioner : This hadith was only reported regarding fasting on hot days.

The Shaykh : Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) does not speak except with the truth, and he says "the thirst has gone," and if he were not thirsty, he would not have said "the thirst has gone," and he says "the veins are moist," and if the veins had not dried, he would not have said "the veins are moist."

The questioner : But at the breaking of the fast, when he breaks it, he asks Allah for acceptance.

The Shaykh : He says, "O Allah, accept from me," and some of the Salaf used to say, "O Allah, O vast in forgiveness, forgive me," and