Invocations before eating (1 of 2)
Before eating
Before eating
إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَاماً فَلْيَقُلْ
Before eating, say:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismi llāh
In the name of Allah.
If you forgot
If you forgot to mention Allah's name before eating
فَإِنْ نَسِيَ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ
If you forgot at the beginning, say:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ
Bismi llāhi fī awwalihi wa ākhirih
In the name of Allah at its beginning and its end.
Hisn al-Muslim, no. 178
Invocations before eating (2 of 2)
For food
When Allah provides food
مَنْ أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ الطَّعَامَ فَلْيَقُلْ:
When Allah provides you with food, say:
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْراً مِنْهُ
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa aṭʿimnā khayran minh
O Allah, bless it for us and provide us with food better than it.
For milk
When Allah provides milk
وَمَنْ سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ لَبَناً فَلْيَقُلْ
When Allah gives you milk to drink, say:
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa zidnā minh
O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it.
Hisn al-Muslim, no. 179
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