Before eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismillah.
In the name of Allah.
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بسم الله
Dua for Food
Food is a blessing received two or three times a day, and the blessings most easily taken for granted are the ones that repeat until they feel ordinary. So a remembrance was placed at its beginning and another at its end — not to burden the meal, but to keep it in the heart that this is a gift.
The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Allah is pleased with a servant who eats a morsel and praises Him for it, or drinks a draught and praises Him for it' (Muslim). That Allah is pleased with you because of a mouthful you thanked Him for is itself reason enough.
If you forgot and then remembered
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirah.
In the name of Allah, at its beginning and at its end.
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بسم الله أوله وآخره
On finishing
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَٰذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
Alhamdu lillahi alladhi at'amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah.
Praise be to Allah, who fed me this and provided it for me with no strength or power of my own.
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الحمد لله الذي أطعمني هذا ورزقنيه من غير حول مني ولا قوة
The guest's dua for the host
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ، وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ
Allahumma barik lahum fima razaqtahum, waghfir lahum warhamhum.
O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them, and forgive them and have mercy on them.
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اللهم بارك لهم فيما رزقتهم، واغفر لهم وارحمهم
The order
- Before eating: 'Bismillah'. Eat with your right hand and from what is in front of you.
- If you forgot and then remembered: 'Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirah.'
- On finishing: 'Praise be to Allah who fed me this and provided it for me with no strength or power of my own.'
- As a guest, supplicate for your host.
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Common questions
What is said before eating?
'Bismillah'. If you forget and have begun, say 'Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirah' (Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi).