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6 Duas

Food & Drink

Before and after eating

Before Eating

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

Bismillah

In the name of Allah.

Abu Dawud 3:347, At-Tirmidhi 4:288

After Eating

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ

Alhamdu lillahilladhi at'amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah

All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any might or power from myself.

Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah

Forgetting Bismillah Before Eating

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ

Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirah

In the name of Allah at its beginning and at its end.

Abu Dawud 3:347, At-Tirmidhi 4:288

Dua at Iftar

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ

Allahumma laka sumtu wa 'ala rizqika aftartu

O Allah, for You I have fasted and upon Your provision I have broken my fast.

Abu Dawud 2:306

Dua When Invited to Eat

اللَّهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي وَاسْقِ مَنْ سَقَانِي

Allahumma at'im man at'amani wasqi man saqani

O Allah, feed the one who has fed me, and give drink to the one who has given me drink.

Sahih Muslim 3:126

Dua for the Host

أَفْطَرَ عِنْدَكُمُ الصَّائِمُونَ وَأَكَلَ طَعَامَكُمُ الْأَبْرَارُ وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ

Aftara 'indakumus-sa'imuna wa akala ta'amakumul-abrar wa sallat 'alaykumul-mala'ikah

May the fasting break their fast with you, may the righteous eat your food, and may the angels send blessings upon you.

Abu Dawud 3:367, Ibn Majah 1:556