The Invocation When Eating: Saying Bismillah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when one begins to eat food, is it sufficient to say Bismillah, or is it better to add al-Rahman al-Rahim?
Answer:
No, Bismillah is sufficient. Al-Rahman al-Rahim was not reported, neither when slaughtering the animal, nor when eating, nor when performing wudu. One is to be content with saying Bismillah; that is what was reported. And when entering the place of relief, one says Bismillah; that is what was reported.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when one begins to eat food, is it sufficient to say Bismillah, or is it better to add al-Rahman al-Rahim?
Answer:
No, Bismillah is sufficient. Al-Rahman al-Rahim was not reported, neither when slaughtering the animal, nor when eating, nor when performing wudu. One is to be content with saying Bismillah; that is what was reported. And when entering the place of relief, one says Bismillah; that is what was reported.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 004-باب الاستنجاء وآدابه - 26-6-20 هـ — archive.org (56:40)
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