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Du'a before and after eating food

For those unfamiliar, Hisnul Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) is a well-known du'a book compiled by Said Bin Ali Bin Wahf Al-Qahtani. It categorizes authentic supplications that the Prophet ﷺ made in various situations. This page covers chapter 69 "Before eating," and chapter 70 "After eating." In total there are 4 supplications that you can learn and recite.

Tips for learning:

We've created a video for each du'a to try and make it easy to learn. There's also transliteration and translation for every du'a. Lastly, after pressing the play button you can tap on any word and it'll skip to that part in the audio.


Chapter 69: Before eating
2 du'as
بسمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ
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When anyone of you begins eating, say:Bismillāh. And if you forget then when you remember, say:Bismillāhi fī awwalihi wa ākhirih.
When anyone of you begins eating, say: With the Name of Allah. And if you forget then, when you remember, say: With the Name of Allah, in the beginning, and in the end.
Reference:
Abu Dawud 3/347, At-Tirmidhi 4/288. See Al- Albani's Sahih At-Tirmidhi 2/167.
Hisnul Muslim 178
'اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْراً مِنْهُ' 'اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ'
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Whomever Allah has given food, should say:Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi. wa aṭ`imnā khayran minh. Whomever Allah has given milk to drink, should say :Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi. wa zidnā minh.
Whomever Allah has given food, should say: O Allah, bless us in it and provide us with better than it. Whomever Allah has given milk to drink, should say: O Allah, bless us in it and give us more of it.
Reference:
At-Tirmidhi 5/506. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/158.
Hisnul Muslim 179
Chapter 70: Upon completing the meal
2 du'as
الْحَمْـدُ للهِ الَّذي أَطْعَمَنـي هـذا وَرَزَقَنـيهِ مِنْ غَـيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلا قُوَّة
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Alhamdu lillāhi ‘l-ladhī aṭ`amanī hādhā. wa razaqanīhi min ghayri ḥawlin minnī wa lā quwwah.
Praise is to Allah Who has given me this food, and sustained me with it though I was unable to do it and powerless.
Reference:
At-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Majah. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/159.
Hisnul Muslim 180
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الْحَمْـدُ للهِ حَمْـداً كَثـيراً طَيِّـباً مُبـارَكاً فيه غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلا مُسْتَغْـنىً عَنْـهُ رَبَّـنا
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Alhamdu lillāhi ḥamdan kathīran tayyiban mubārakan fīh. ghayra makfiyyin wa lā muwadda`in. wa lā mustaghnan `anhu Rabbanā.
All praise is to Allah, praise in abundance, good and blessed. It cannot [be compensated for, nor can it] be left, nor can it be done without, our Lord.
Reference:
Al-Bukhari 6/214, At-Tirmidhi 5/507.
Hisnul Muslim 181