Adhering to a specific supplication after eating
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Question:
He says: When the time for 'Isha' prayer or the meal arrives at my family's mosque, we decided to follow them. They say, "Praise be to Allah who gave me and kept me alive," and they send it to the one beside them, and they forgive him by saying, "Do not make me dislike it." They attribute their aversion to it to the Lord of the Worlds, and they consider anyone who does not say this in this manner to be ignorant, because he does not do it, and he does not wish for it except what Allah wills. Is this the truth? I am not in this state, and what...
Answer:
What is prescribed after finishing eating is to say, "Praise be to Allah." If one supplicates for the host, saying, "May the righteous have eaten your food, may the angels have sent blessings upon you, and may Allah remember you in His presence," or if one says, "May Allah bless you," or "May Allah grant you success," or something similar, there is no harm in it. However, adhering to a specific supplication and always repeating it without going beyond it is not recommended. One should supplicate with whatever is easy for him. Also, it is not permissible to force people to recite this supplication and make them repeat it; there is no basis for this. One should supplicate with whatever is easy for him. If those present say, "Praise be to Allah," that is sufficient. If they do not say it, they are not obligated to, and it is not considered a denial of the blessing as he claims. It is sufficient to say, "Praise be to Allah," as that is what is prescribed. Any additional supplication is an extra good, and if one leaves it, there is no harm in that. Yes.
He says: When the time for 'Isha' prayer or the meal arrives at my family's mosque, we decided to follow them. They say, "Praise be to Allah who gave me and kept me alive," and they send it to the one beside them, and they forgive him by saying, "Do not make me dislike it." They attribute their aversion to it to the Lord of the Worlds, and they consider anyone who does not say this in this manner to be ignorant, because he does not do it, and he does not wish for it except what Allah wills. Is this the truth? I am not in this state, and what...
Answer:
What is prescribed after finishing eating is to say, "Praise be to Allah." If one supplicates for the host, saying, "May the righteous have eaten your food, may the angels have sent blessings upon you, and may Allah remember you in His presence," or if one says, "May Allah bless you," or "May Allah grant you success," or something similar, there is no harm in it. However, adhering to a specific supplication and always repeating it without going beyond it is not recommended. One should supplicate with whatever is easy for him. Also, it is not permissible to force people to recite this supplication and make them repeat it; there is no basis for this. One should supplicate with whatever is easy for him. If those present say, "Praise be to Allah," that is sufficient. If they do not say it, they are not obligated to, and it is not considered a denial of the blessing as he claims. It is sufficient to say, "Praise be to Allah," as that is what is prescribed. Any additional supplication is an extra good, and if one leaves it, there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
شرح ثلاثة الأصول وأدلتها، تمام الدين وكماله - الإيمان برسل الله - الكفر بالطاغوت — islamhouse.com (1:20:01)
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