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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Invocation Before Eating and the Praise After It

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The questioner:
The questioner: Is it prescribed, O Shaykh, is it prescribed to invoke the name of Allah and praise Him for every mouthful of food?

The Shaykh:
The prescribed practice is to invoke the name of Allah at the beginning and praise Allah at the end; this is the Sunnah.

The questioner:
And if he invokes.

The Shaykh:
If it is praise, there is no blame on him, but the Sunnah is to invoke the name at the beginning and praise at the end; this is among its conditions.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب ما يقوله من حضر الطعام وهو صائم إِذا لم يفطر : الأحاديث : [ 739 - 742 ] — islamhouse.com (4:46)

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