The Basmala and the Hamdala When Eating and Drinking

Question:
This questioner says: We heard that when drinking water, for the first sip one says "Bismillah," and when finished, one says "Alhamdulillah." For the second sip, one says "Bismillah," and when finished, one says "Alhamdulillah," and the third is the same, as the hadith indicates.

Answer:
This applies to what has a continuous flow; one says the Basmala at the beginning and praises Allah at the end. As for every sip, every sip that does not have a continuous flow, one still says the Basmala at the beginning and praises Allah at the end. This is how the Shari'ah came. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the boy who was putting his hand into the vessel: "O boy, ." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . So, in eating and drinking, the Basmala is said at the beginning, and the praise is at the end. If one repeats the praise or the Basmala, it does no harm, but he is commanded to do this. However, if he says the Basmala in the middle, and praises Allah in the middle, it does not harm him; it is all good. But the basis is the Basmala at the beginning and the praise at the end; that is the basis. If he says the Basmala in the middle while he is eating, saying "Bismillah," or after he has eaten, saying "Alhamdulillah" while he is eating, it is all good.