Supplication for the host after eating
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The questioner:
But there is no god but One; whoever I invoke, or what I have not invoked, or what came, they said, "May Allah have mercy on Him and His news." And let us realize that you have turned away from your heedlessness regarding Him, saying, "He says this in this last one, so he is ignorant because he is blind, and no one judges him except Allah." And He sent down this image, and I do not like to go.
The Shaykh:
The prescribed practice when finishing eating is to say, "Alhamdulillah" (Praise be to Allah). If one supplicates for the host, one says, "May the righteous have eaten your food, may the angels have blessed you, and may Allah remember you among those with Him." If one supplicates for the host, or says, "May Allah bless you," or "May Allah grant you barakah," or something similar, that is fine. However, adhering to a specific supplication and always repeating it has no basis in the evidence. One should supplicate with whatever is easy for them. Also, it is not required to force people to recite this specific supplication and repeat it; this has no basis. One supplicates with whatever is easy, and if the present ones supplicate, they say "Alhamdulillah," and if they do not, they are not obligated to do so. This is not considered a denial of the blessing, as some say.
It is sufficient to say "Alhamdulillah"; this is the prescribed practice. Any additional supplication is an extra good. If one leaves it out, there is no sin on him. Yes.
But there is no god but One; whoever I invoke, or what I have not invoked, or what came, they said, "May Allah have mercy on Him and His news." And let us realize that you have turned away from your heedlessness regarding Him, saying, "He says this in this last one, so he is ignorant because he is blind, and no one judges him except Allah." And He sent down this image, and I do not like to go.
The Shaykh:
The prescribed practice when finishing eating is to say, "Alhamdulillah" (Praise be to Allah). If one supplicates for the host, one says, "May the righteous have eaten your food, may the angels have blessed you, and may Allah remember you among those with Him." If one supplicates for the host, or says, "May Allah bless you," or "May Allah grant you barakah," or something similar, that is fine. However, adhering to a specific supplication and always repeating it has no basis in the evidence. One should supplicate with whatever is easy for them. Also, it is not required to force people to recite this specific supplication and repeat it; this has no basis. One supplicates with whatever is easy, and if the present ones supplicate, they say "Alhamdulillah," and if they do not, they are not obligated to do so. This is not considered a denial of the blessing, as some say.
It is sufficient to say "Alhamdulillah"; this is the prescribed practice. Any additional supplication is an extra good. If one leaves it out, there is no sin on him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 10/شرح الأصول الثلاثة/معرفة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:18:57)
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