Dua Before and After Eating
We relate from the book of Ibn Sunni that when food was brought to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم) he used to say:
Oh Allah, bless us in that which You have given us as sustenance, and protect us from the punishment of Hell-Fire. In the name of Allah.
الَّلهُمَّ بَارِك لَنَا فِيمَا رَزَقتَنَا، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ، بِسمِ اللهِ
Allahumma barik lana fi-ma razaqtana, wa qina adhaba-n-Nar. Bismi-llah.
The Sunan of Abu Dawud and the books of al-Jami’ and ash-Shama’il of at-Tirmidhi that Abu Sa’id al-Khudri narrated that when the Prophet finished eating he said:
Praise be to Allah, Who has fed us and given us to drink and made us Muslims.
اَلْحَمدُ لِلهِ الَّذِي أطعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسلِمِينَ
Al-hamdu li-llahi-lladhi at’amana wa saqana wa ja’alana Muslimin.
We relate in the Sunans of Abu Dawud and an-Nasai, with sahih isnads, that Abu Ayyub Khalid ibn Zays al-Ansari reported that when the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم) ate and drank he said:
اَلْحَمدُ لِلهِ الَذِي أَطعَمَ وَسَقَى، وَسَوَّغَهُ وَجَعَلَ لَهُ مَخْرَجاً
Al-hamdu li-llahi-lladhi at’ama wa saqa wa sawwaghahu wa ja’ala lahu makhraja.
Praise to Allah, Who had provided [food and drink], made it easy to swallow, and made a way out for it.
