Mushna Dua Library

Before Eating

Hadith/Dhikr

بِسْمِ اللهِ

Transliteration

Bismillāh.

Translation

In the name of Allah.

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

We often read Sūrah al-Fātiḥah, but we sometimes forget that it is one of the most powerful and comprehensive du’ās. This du‘ā’ is so amazing because: 1. We are taught the ‘adab’ (etiquette) of making du’ā’: Praise Him with His Most Beautiful Names and Attributes, express our servitude to Him and THEN ask Him. 2. We are asking Allah for ‘guidance’ as it can only come from Him. When we are guided by Allah, He helps us to obey Him and to stop sinning. When this happens, we are saved from all evil in this world and the hereafter. 3. We might think to ourselves: ‘We are already guided. Why do we need to keep repeating this du‘ā’?’ Sometimes we may know the truth but we are not able to act upon it. Or we may act upon it, but we may lack sincerity in our actions. Or maybe it doesn’t conform to the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ. And more importantly, today we might be upon ‘guidance’, but what abou

Benefit

Turns eating into an act begun with Allah’s name and gratitude.

When to recite

eating

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith/Dhikr

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5376; Sahih Muslim 2022

Authenticity: Sahih

Authentic instruction to mention Allah's name before eating.

Related duas

Hadith/DhikrHasan/accepted

If You Forget to Say Bismillah Before Eating

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ

Bismi-llāhi awwalahu wa ākhirah.

“In the name of Allah at its beginning and at its end.”

Why this dua?

Allows the meal to be corrected with remembrance even after forgetfulness.

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3767; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 1858

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Hadith/DhikrHasan

After Eating

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا، وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi lladhī aṭʿamanī hādhā, wa razaqanīhi min ghayri ḥawlin minnī wa lā quwwah.

“All praise is for Allah, who has fed me this and provided it for me, without any power or strength from myself.”

Why this dua?

Builds gratitude and recognition that provision comes from Allah alone.

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4023; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 3458; Sunan Ibn Mājah 3285

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QuranQuranic

Isa’s Dua for Provision from Heaven

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَائِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِّنكَ ۖ وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ

Allāhumma rabbanā anzil ʿalaynā māʾidatan mina as-samāʾi takūnu lanā ʿīdan li-awwalinā wa-ākhirinā wa-āyatan minka, warzuqnā wa-anta khayru ar-rāziqīn.

O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a table from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us, and a sign from You. Provide for us, and You are the best of providers.

Why this dua?

A Quranic dua for provision, signs of mercy, and recognizing Allah as the true Provider.

Quran 5:114

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Hadith/DhikrHasan/Sahih

Wearing a New Garment

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ، أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ

Allāhumma laka l‑ḥamdu anta kasawtanīhi, as’aluka min khayrihi wa khayri mā ṣuniʿa lahu, wa aʿūdhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri mā ṣuniʿa lahu.

“O Allah, all praise is for You. You have clothed me with it. I ask You for its good and the good of what it was made for, and I seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.”

Why this dua?

Turns clothing into gratitude and asks Allah for good and protection from harm.

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4020; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 1767

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Hadith/DhikrSahih