The Ruling on the Invocation When Eating and Forgetting It
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you for adding "the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy" when saying "In the name of Allah" while eating.
The Shaykh:
This is the perfection. If he says "In the name of Allah," it is sufficient. If he completes it with "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy," it is more perfect.
The questioner:
So, Shaykh, when he finishes eating, is it permissible for him to...? To make the invocation after he has finished the invocation?
The Shaykh:
When he finishes eating, no, he praises Allah, remembers Allah, and extols Him.
The questioner:
If he forgot in the middle, for example, if he forgot the invocation in the middle?
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
If he forgot, even at the end, he remembers Allah and says "In the name of Allah" at the beginning and the end.
May Allah reward you for adding "the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy" when saying "In the name of Allah" while eating.
The Shaykh:
This is the perfection. If he says "In the name of Allah," it is sufficient. If he completes it with "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy," it is more perfect.
The questioner:
So, Shaykh, when he finishes eating, is it permissible for him to...? To make the invocation after he has finished the invocation?
The Shaykh:
When he finishes eating, no, he praises Allah, remembers Allah, and extols Him.
The questioner:
If he forgot in the middle, for example, if he forgot the invocation in the middle?
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
If he forgot, even at the end, he remembers Allah and says "In the name of Allah" at the beginning and the end.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، كتاب أدب الطعام : باب التسمية في أوله والحمد في آخره : الأحاديث : [ 729 - 731 ] — islamhouse.com (4:19)
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