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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الأطعمة
Book of Foods
بَاب مَا جَاء فِي التَّسْمِيةِ عَلَى الْأَكْلِ وَالدُّعَاءِ فِي أَوَّلَهِ وَآخِرِه وَإِنَّ أَشْرَفَ الْقَوْمِ هُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأ بالاكل
Chapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding Saying Bismillah Before Eating, Supplicating at the Beginning and End, and That the Noblest Person Begins Eating
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 7391 — What Has Been Reported Regarding Saying
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَأْكُلُ طَعَامًا فِي سِتَّةِ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَأَكَلَهُ بِلُقْمَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ ذَكَرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ لَكَفَاكُمْ فَإِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلْيَذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يَذْكُرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was eating food with six of his companions when a Bedouin came and finished the food in two bites. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If he had recited Bismillah before eating, this food would have sufficed for all of you. When any of you eats food, he should recite Bismillah, and if he forgets to recite Bismillah at the beginning, he should say: Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … These blessed ahadith are clear in their meaning that one should recite "Bismillah" at the beginning of the meal; otherwise, Shaytan becomes a partner and the blessing is lost. If, due to human forgetfulness, one does not remember to recite "Bismillah," then upon remembering, one should say: "Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu." For further supplications after eating, see hadith number (7425).
