سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأطعمةChapters on Food
بَابُ : التَّسْمِيَةِ عِنْدَ الطَّعَامِChapter: Saying bismillah when eating
Hadith 3264
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتُوَائِيِّ ، عَنْ بُدَيْلِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ طَعَامًا فِي سِتَّةِ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَأَكَلَهُ بِلُقْمَتَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَمَا أَنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ قَالَ : بِسْمِ اللَّهِ لَكَفَاكُمْ ، فَإِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا , فَلْيَقُلْ : بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ، فَإِنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يَقُولَ : بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ ، فَلْيَقُلْ : بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ " .
´It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was eating food with six of his Companions when a Bedouin came and ate it all in two bites. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If he had said Bismillah, it would have sufficed you (all). When any one of you eats food, let him say Bismillah, and if he forgets to say Bismillah at the beginning, let him say Bismillah fi awwalihi wa akhirih (In the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end).’”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Saying "Bismillah" brings blessing (barakah) to the food, and a small amount of food becomes sufficient for many people.
➋ If several people are eating together from one dish, all of them should say "Bismillah." If even one person begins eating without saying "Bismillah," the blessing is removed.
➌ At the start of eating, one should say "Bismillah." If one forgets at the beginning, then upon remembering, one should say: "Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu" or "Bismillah fi awwalihi wa akhirihi."
➊ Saying "Bismillah" brings blessing (barakah) to the food, and a small amount of food becomes sufficient for many people.
➋ If several people are eating together from one dish, all of them should say "Bismillah." If even one person begins eating without saying "Bismillah," the blessing is removed.
➌ At the start of eating, one should say "Bismillah." If one forgets at the beginning, then upon remembering, one should say: "Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu" or "Bismillah fi awwalihi wa akhirihi."
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3264
