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Du'aas for Eating (3)
One should recite the following du‘aa when eating:
اَللَّهُمَّ بَارِك لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيرًا مِّنْه
O Allah, give us barakah in this food and bless us with something better.
(Tirmizi #3455)
If one forgets to recite the du‘aa before eating, then one should recite the following du‘aa when one remembers:
بِسْمِ اللهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَ آخِرَهُ
(I commence) in the name of Allah Ta‘ala from the beginning till the end.
( Tirmizi #1858, Haakim #7089 )
One should recite any of the following du‘aas before eating:
بِسْمِ اللهِ
In the name of Allah Ta’ala
بِسْمِ اللهِ بَرَكَةِ اللهِ
In the name of Allah Ta’ala, and with the blessings of Allah Ta’ala.
(Mustadrak Haakim #7084)