Is it said, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," when eating, or "In the name of Allah"?
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The questioner : The basmalah when eating: is it "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," or "In the name of Allah"?
The Shaykh : May Allah help us! If you say, "In the name of Allah," that is sufficient. And if you say, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," there is no harm, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 739 and he did not say, "Do not say: the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate." So if you say, "In the name of Allah," that is sufficient, and if you say, "the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," there is no harm.
But some scholars said: Do not say "the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate" when you intend to slaughter the animal. He said: Because slaughtering it contradicts what? It contradicts mercy.
It is said: Yes, slaughtering it contradicts mercy with regard to it, as it will die today or tomorrow. But with regard to me, is it mercy or not mercy? It is mercy. For this reason, we do not see that it is disliked to say, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," when slaughtering.
The important thing is, my brother, if you say, "In the name of Allah," that is sufficient, because his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): is fulfilled by it. And if you add "the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," you are not forbidden from doing so, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not forbid it.
And you know that the Shari'ah has a type of breadth in this matter. The people were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage, some of them were reciting the talbiyah and some of them were saying takbir. He did not say to the one saying takbir, "Do not say takbir," nor to the one reciting the talbiyah, "Do not recite the talbiyah." So the matter is broad in this regard.
Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father)—and he was among the most eager of people to follow the Sunnah—used to add to the talbiyah? He added what? He would say:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 825Sahih (Darussalam) and no one from the Companions forbade him, as far as we know. So the matter is broad in this regard, except for one who mentions a dhikr that is not appropriate or mentions something forbidden, in which case he is forbidden from it. Yes.
The Shaykh : May Allah help us! If you say, "In the name of Allah," that is sufficient. And if you say, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," there is no harm, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Mention Allah's Name
يا غلام سَمِّ اللهBut some scholars said: Do not say "the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate" when you intend to slaughter the animal. He said: Because slaughtering it contradicts what? It contradicts mercy.
It is said: Yes, slaughtering it contradicts mercy with regard to it, as it will die today or tomorrow. But with regard to me, is it mercy or not mercy? It is mercy. For this reason, we do not see that it is disliked to say, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," when slaughtering.
The important thing is, my brother, if you say, "In the name of Allah," that is sufficient, because his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Mention the name of Allah
سَمِّ اللهAnd you know that the Shari'ah has a type of breadth in this matter. The people were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage, some of them were reciting the talbiyah and some of them were saying takbir. He did not say to the one saying takbir, "Do not say takbir," nor to the one reciting the talbiyah, "Do not recite the talbiyah." So the matter is broad in this regard.
Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father)—and he was among the most eager of people to follow the Sunnah—used to add to the talbiyah? He added what? He would say: