Eating Du'as

An assortment of du'as related to eating.

When beginning a meal

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

Bismillah

(In the Name of Allah)

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اللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنَا ، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

Allahumma barik lana fima razaqtana wa-qina adhaban-naar. Bismillah

(O Allah! Bless (the food) You provided us and save us from the punishment of the Hellfire. In the Name of Allah)

[ibn as-Sunni]

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اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنا فِيهِ وَ اَطْعَمْنَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ

Allahumma barik lana feehi wa at'imna khairan minhu

(O Allah! Bless us in it and provide us with better than it)

[at-Tirmidhi; 5:506]

On forgetting to say the du'a before the meal

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي اَوَّلِهِ وََآخِرهِ

Bismillahi fi awwalihi wa aakhiri

(In the Name of Allah, in the beginning and in the end)

[abu Dawud; 3:347, at-Tirmidhi; 4:288]

After finishing a meal

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى اطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا ، وَجَعَلنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

Alhamdulilahil ladhi at'amana, wasaqana, waj'alna min-al Muslimeen

(Praise be to Allah Who has fed us and given us drink and made us Muslims)

[abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i, ibn Majah]

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الْحَمدُ للَّهِ الَّذِي اطْعَمَنِي هَذَا ، وَرَزَقَنِيهِ ، مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلا قُوَّةٍ

Alhamdulilahil ladhi at'amani haadha, wa razaqaneehi, min ghairi hawlin minni wa la quwwatin

(Praise be to Allah who has given me this food, and sustained me with it, though I was unable to do it and powerless)

[at-Tirmidhi, abu Dawud, ibn Majah]

After Eating at Someone’s House

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ ، وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ

Allahumma barik lahum feema razaqtahum, waghfir lahum, war hamhum

(O Allah! Bless them in what You have provided for them, and forgive them and have Mercy on them)

[Muslim; 3:1615]

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اللَّهُمَّ اطْعِمَّ مَنْ اطْعَمَنِي وَاسْقِِِ ِ مَنْ سَقَانِيِ

Allahumma aT'im man aT'amani, wasqi man saqani

(O Allah! Feed him who fed me and give him drink who gave me to drink)

[Muslim; 3:126]

After drinking Milk

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِِكْ لَنا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ

Allahumma baarik lana feehi wa zidna minhu

(O Allah! Bless us in it and give us increase of it)

[at-Tirmidhi; 5:506]