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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The dhikr recited before and after eating

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Question:
There are supplications recited before eating, after the phrase "In the name of Allah." We ask you to mention at least one of them.
May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
It is the Sunnah for the believer to mention the name of Allah at the beginning of the meal and to praise Allah at the end of the meal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Umar ibn Abi al-Salamah:
Say the Name of Allah, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you.سم الله، وكل بيمينك وكل مما يليك
Sunan Ibn Majah 3267Sahih (Darussalam)
And after the meal, one praises Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), saying:
Al- hamdu lillahil-ladhi at’amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwatinالحمد لله الذي أطعمني هذا ورزقنيه من غير حول مني ولا قوة
Sunan Ibn Majah 3285Hasan (Darussalam)
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Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi at’amana wa saqana wa ja’alana Muslimin (Praise is to Allah Who has fed us, given us to drink, and made us Muslims).الحمد لله الذي أطعمنا وسقانا وجعلنا مسلمين
Sunan Ibn Majah 3283Da’if (Darussalam)
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Praise be to Allah Who has given food and drink and made it easy to swallow, and provided an exit for it.الحمد لله الذي أطعم وسقى، وسوغه وجعل له مخرجًا
Sunan Abi Dawud 3851Sahih (Al-Albani)
All of this is good
Praise be to Allah, much praise, good and blessed, not sufficient, not unacknowledged, not deposited, and not dispensed with, our Lordالحمد لله حمدًا كثيرًا طيبًا مباركًا فيه، غير مكفي ولا مكفور ولا مودع، ولا مستغنى عنه ربنا
All these types of praise.
It is the Sunnah for the believer to begin with the mention of Allah's name, and to eat with his right hand, saying: "In the name of Allah," or "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy," then to eat with his right hand from what is nearest to him. If the food is of one type, such as rice or porridge or the like, and if it is of different types of bread and rice, he may eat from this and eat from that, even if it is not from his side, the type that is not near him. He mentions the name of Allah at the beginning and praises Allah at the end with the praises that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of, including, as mentioned previously, among the praises, what was mentioned before, that he should say:
All the praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.الحمد لله رب العالمين
Sunan an-Nasa'i 903Sahih (Darussalam)
or
Al- hamdu lillahil-ladhi at’amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwatinالحمد لله الذي أطعمني هذا ورزقنيه من غير حول مني ولا قوة
Sunan Ibn Majah 3285Hasan (Darussalam)
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Praise be to Allah Who has given food and drink and made it easy to swallow, and provided an exit for it.الحمد لله الذي أطعم وسقى وسوغه، وجعل له مخرجًا
Sunan Abi Dawud 3851Sahih (Al-Albani)
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Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi at’amana wa saqana wa ja’alana Muslimin (Praise is to Allah Who has fed us, given us to drink, and made us Muslims).الحمد لله الذي أطعمنا وسقانا وجعلنا مسلمين
Sunan Ibn Majah 3283Da’if (Darussalam)
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Praise be to God who has fed us, given us drink, satisfied us and given us refuge. Many there are who have no one to provide sufficiency for them, or give them refuge.الحمد لله الذي أطعمنا وسقانا وكفانا وآوانا، فكم ممن لا كافي له ولا مؤوي
Mishkat al-Masabih 2386
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Praise be to Allah, much praise, good and blessed, not sufficient, not unacknowledged, not deposited, and not dispensed with, our Lordالحمد لله حمدًا كثيرًا طيبًا مباركًا فيه غير مكفي ولا مكفور ولا مودع ولا مستغنىً عنه ربنا
All of these are his supplications (peace and blessings be upon him).

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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