Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
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The reciter: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted in the context of the hadiths in the Book of the Etiquette of Eating: "From Umayyah ibn Mishkhi, the Companion (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting, and a man was eating. He did not mention the name of Allah until only one bite of his food remained. When he raised it to his mouth, he said: 'In the name of Allah, at its beginning and its end.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed, then said:Mishkat al-Masabih 4203 Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i. And from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was eating food with six of his Companions, when a Bedouin came and ate it all in two bites. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1858 bSahih (Darussalam) Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said: It is a good, authentic hadith. And from Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say when he cleared the table: As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 64:756 Narrated by al-Bukhari. And from Mu'adh ibn Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 3285Hasan (Darussalam) Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi, who said: It is a good hadith."
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
These hadiths are in the Book of the Etiquette of Eating. Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) included them in *Riyad al-Salihin*. They indicate several matters: First, if a person does not mention the name of Allah over his food, the devil eats with him. This is based on the hadith of Umayyah ibn Mishkhi, where a man ate food without mentioning the name of Allah. When only one bite remained, he seemed to remember and mentioned the name of Allah the Exalted. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) laughed and informed them that the devil had been eating with him. When he mentioned the name of Allah, the devil vomited up what he had eaten. This is among the blessings of Allah the Exalted and Glorious: that the devil is prevented from eating with us when we mention the name of Allah at the beginning of the food. Likewise, if we mention the name of Allah at the end and say "In the name of Allah, at its beginning and its end," the devil vomits up what he ate, thus being deprived of it. It is also evidence that the devil eats, because he ate from this food, and that is indeed the case. The devil eats and drinks, and he shares with the eater or drinker if he does not mention the name of Allah the Exalted over his eating and drinking. Likewise, the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was mentioned, where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was eating with six of his Companions. A Bedouin came and joined them, and he ate the remainder in two bites. He was apparently hungry, and Allah knows best; he came ravenous for food and ate the remainder in two bites. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1858 bSahih (Darussalam) But he did not mention the name of Allah, so he ate the entire remainder in two bites and it was not enough for them. This indicates that if a person does not mention the name of Allah, the blessing is removed from his food. Because the devil eats with him, the food that he thinks will be enough for him will not be enough, because the blessing is removed from it.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted in the context of the hadiths in the Book of the Etiquette of Eating: "From Umayyah ibn Mishkhi, the Companion (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting, and a man was eating. He did not mention the name of Allah until only one bite of his food remained. When he raised it to his mouth, he said: 'In the name of Allah, at its beginning and its end.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed, then said:
The devil kept eating along with him, but when he mentioned God’s name he vomited what was in his belly.
ما زال الشيطان يأكل معه فلما ذكر اسم الله استقاء ما في بطنهAs for him, had he mentioned (Allah's Name), it would have been enough for all of you.
أما إنه لو سمى لكفاكمPraise be to Allah, much, good, blessed in it, not sufficient, and not dispensed with, our Lord.
الحمد لله كثيرًا طيبًا مباركًا فيه غير مكفي ولا مستغنى عنه ربناWhoever eats food and said: Al- hamdu lillahil-ladhi at’amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwatin (Praise is to Allah Who has fed me this and provided it for me without any strength or power on my part), - his previous sins will be forgiven.
من أكل طعامًا فقال: الحمد لله الذي أطعمني هذا ورزقنيه من غير حول مني ولا قوة، غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبهThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
These hadiths are in the Book of the Etiquette of Eating. Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) included them in *Riyad al-Salihin*. They indicate several matters: First, if a person does not mention the name of Allah over his food, the devil eats with him. This is based on the hadith of Umayyah ibn Mishkhi, where a man ate food without mentioning the name of Allah. When only one bite remained, he seemed to remember and mentioned the name of Allah the Exalted. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) laughed and informed them that the devil had been eating with him. When he mentioned the name of Allah, the devil vomited up what he had eaten. This is among the blessings of Allah the Exalted and Glorious: that the devil is prevented from eating with us when we mention the name of Allah at the beginning of the food. Likewise, if we mention the name of Allah at the end and say "In the name of Allah, at its beginning and its end," the devil vomits up what he ate, thus being deprived of it. It is also evidence that the devil eats, because he ate from this food, and that is indeed the case. The devil eats and drinks, and he shares with the eater or drinker if he does not mention the name of Allah the Exalted over his eating and drinking. Likewise, the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was mentioned, where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was eating with six of his Companions. A Bedouin came and joined them, and he ate the remainder in two bites. He was apparently hungry, and Allah knows best; he came ravenous for food and ate the remainder in two bites. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: