Dua Before Eating: Every Single Bite with Allah’s Blessings

Before eating something, you must say at least “Bismillah”. (Bukhari, Hadith: 5376). There is another dua before eating you should say.

It would be best if you recited this dua before eating:

بِسْمِ اللهِ وَبَرَكَةِ اللهِ

Bismillāhi Wa Barakatillāh

Meaning: (I start eating) In the name of Allah and upon Allah’s barakah (blessings).

– Mustadrak Al-Hakim 4/107; Shu’abul Iman Baihaqi, Hadith: 4604

If you forget to say “Bismillah” before eating, you must say:

بِسْمِ اللهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ

Bismillahi Awwalahu Wa Akhirahu

Meaning: In the name of Allah in the beginning and the end.

– Abu Daud, Hadith: 3767; Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1858

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