What is the ruling on saying the name of Allah when eating?
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The questioner : He says: What is the ruling on saying the name of Allah when eating?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory. Come on, Mustafa, how do you ask "what is the ruling" and then say "it is obligatory"? You have answered it. How?
The questioner : How is the one who leaves it off intentionally punished?
The Shaykh : The scholars have differed on whether saying the name of Allah when eating is obligatory or a recommended practice (sunnah). The correct view is that it is obligatory, and that a person must say the name of Allah when eating. If he forgets, he should say it when he remembers, and say "Bismillah" at the beginning and the end. If he does not do so, his punishment is that his enemy, Shaytan, will share in his food. May Allah help us and you against him.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory. Come on, Mustafa, how do you ask "what is the ruling" and then say "it is obligatory"? You have answered it. How?
The questioner : How is the one who leaves it off intentionally punished?
The Shaykh : The scholars have differed on whether saying the name of Allah when eating is obligatory or a recommended practice (sunnah). The correct view is that it is obligatory, and that a person must say the name of Allah when eating. If he forgets, he should say it when he remembers, and say "Bismillah" at the beginning and the end. If he does not do so, his punishment is that his enemy, Shaytan, will share in his food. May Allah help us and you against him.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 63 - 332 ما حكم التسمية عند الأكل؟ الفتاوى الثلاثية - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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