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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the prescribed wording for the invocation over food and other things?

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Question:
Adding "the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy"?

Answer:
Good; because it completes the invocation.
Q: In entering and exiting, and eating...?
A: All of it, there is no harm in it, if he completes it, that is good.
Q: The hadith:
Say the Name of Allah, eat with your right handسَمِّ الله، وكُلْ بيمينك
Sunan Ibn Majah 3267Sahih (Darussalam)
is it obligatory or recommended?
A: Yes, it is obligatory; he must eat with his right hand.
Q: Adding "the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy" when saying "In the name of Allah" while eating?
A: This is the perfection; if he says "In the name of Allah," that suffices, and if he completes it: "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy," it is more perfect.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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