Sehri (Suhoor) Dua

The intention is of the heart

Scholars agree that the niyyah is an act of the heart and does not need to be spoken. The Sunnah at Suhoor is simply to eat late and to seek forgiveness in the last part of the night (Qur’an 51:18).

Transliteration is a guide only; recite from the Arabic where you can. References are given so you can verify each wording.

Niyyah does not depend on a memorised formula

The intention to fast is an act of the heart. The popular Arabic sentence on this page can help some people express that intention, but the page should not call it a prophetic dua when no sound report establishes it as such.

What the Arabic sentence says

The wording expresses an intention to fast the coming day of Ramadan. It can function as a reminder, but the legal intention is not created by pronunciation alone. Someone who knowingly prepares to fast has formed the intention in the ordinary sense even if no formula is spoken.

Why the source note matters

Popular Ramadan posters often present this sentence as though it were a rigorously authenticated Prophetic dua. The site avoids that claim while still showing the wording people commonly search for.

Intention is not dependent on one sentence

The intention for fasting is an act of the heart. A popular pre-dawn Arabic formula should not be labelled as an authenticated Prophetic “Sehri dua” if that attribution is not established. This page keeps the commonly used wording separate from what can be claimed as hadith.

What is established at Suhoor

Suhoor itself is encouraged in Prophetic teaching, and delaying it toward Fajr while leaving enough time to finish is a known practice. The meal does not require a special spoken formula before the fast becomes valid.

If you do not know Arabic

A person can intend the fast without pronouncing Arabic. Transliteration is offered for readers who choose to say a general supplication, not as a condition of fasting.