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Iftar Meals: Feeding Fasting Families in Ramadan

Iftar Meals: Feeding Fasting Families in Ramadan

There is a particular ache to breaking a long fast with little or nothing to eat. After a day of hunger and thirst, the moment of iftar is meant to be one of gratitude and joy. For poor families, it can instead be a reminder of how little they have. Iftar donation in Nuh exists so that no fasting person breaks their fast empty-handed.

The hardest table in Ramadan

Ramadan is a month of mercy, but for a struggling family it can also be a month of quiet anxiety. Picture a mother near Nuh preparing to break the fast with her children, stretching a little rice and lentils to cover everyone, going without herself so the little ones have enough. The spirit of Ramadan is alive in her home — but the food is not.

Multiply that scene across thousands of homes, and you begin to see the need. Fasting is hard enough; fasting in poverty, with no certainty of a proper iftar, is harder still.

A shared table, a shared blessing

Through its Iftar for Ramadan programme, Wafa Educational And Charitable Trust spreads kindness in the blessed month by providing iftar meals to those in need. Rows of fasting people — children, elders, labourers — sit together to break their fast with a hot, dignified meal, provided by donors they will never meet. The trust has served hundreds of iftars in this way, turning anxious evenings into moments of gratitude.

This work extends naturally into Wafa Trust's wider food distribution and ration kit programmes, so that families are supported not just at iftar but through the month and beyond.

The reward that doubles

No act in Ramadan is more efficiently rewarded than feeding a fasting person. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that whoever feeds a fasting person will have a reward equal to that of the one who fasted — without anything being taken away from the faster's own reward. Imagine sponsoring iftar for dozens of people: you share in the reward of every single fast you helped complete.

Ramadan is also the month in which good deeds are multiplied and du'as are answered. Charity given now carries a weight it does not carry at any other time of year.

Sponsor iftar and share the blessing

This Ramadan, you can be the reason a fasting family breaks their fast with dignity and joy. Sponsor iftar meals for a few people, for many, or for the whole month — and let the reward of every fast you help complete return to you. Give iftar today and share in the blessings of Ramadan.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the reward for providing iftar?

The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever gives a fasting person food to break their fast receives a reward equal to that of the fasting person, without the fasting person’s reward being reduced at all.

How does Wafa Trust distribute iftar?

During Ramadan, Wafa Trust provides iftar meals and food packages to poor and fasting families in and around Nuh, ensuring no one breaks their fast without a proper meal.

Can I sponsor iftar for the whole of Ramadan?

Yes. You can sponsor iftar for a set number of people or days, or contribute towards the full month, and your reward continues across every meal provided.

Turn this into action

Your Zakat, Sadaqah or Lillah reaches verified families in Nuh, Haryana and across India — quickly, transparently and with a receipt. Give today and become the reason for someone's relief.