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If You Forget to Say Bismillah Before Eating

Hadith/Dhikr

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ

Transliteration

Bismi-llāhi awwalahu wa ākhirah.

Translation

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

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Background & benefit

Background

Said if one forgot to mention Allah at the start of eating.

Benefit

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

When to recite

eating

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith/Dhikr

Reference: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3767; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 1858

Authenticity: Hasan/accepted

Both Abū Dāwūd and Tirmidhī record this wording and scholars such as al-Albānī graded it ḥasan; it is widely taught in authentic dhikr collections as the fix when “Bismillah” was forgotten at the start of a meal. Caution: This dua is only for when “Bismillah” was forgotten at the beginning, not a replacement for saying “Bismillah” from the start each time; avoid attributing specific rewards beyond what the hadith states.

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Hadith/DhikrSahih

Before Eating

بِسْمِ اللهِ

Bismillāh.

In the name of Allah.

Why this dua?

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

Sahih al-Bukhari 5376; Sahih Muslim 2022

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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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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

After Rainfall

مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ

Muṭirnā bifaḍlillāhi wa raḥmatih.

We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah.

Why this dua?

Affirms that blessings come from Allah’s grace and mercy.

Sahih al-Bukhari 846; Sahih Muslim 71

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Hadith/DhikrSahih

For the One Who Feeds or Gives Drink

اللَّهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي، وَاسْقِ مَنْ سَقَانِي

Allāhumma aṭʿim man aṭʿamanī, wasqi man saqānī.

O Allah, feed the one who fed me, and give drink to the one who gave me drink.

Why this dua?

A beautiful social dua that repays kindness with prayer.

Sahih Muslim 2055

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DhikrSahih

Upon Waking

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi lladhī aḥyānā baʿda mā amatānā wa ilayhi n-nushūr.

“All praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die (in sleep), and to Him is the resurrection.”

Why this dua?

This dua helps the believer begin the day with gratitude, awareness of death and resurrection, and renewed purpose. It is especially meaningful because it transforms waking up from a routine physical event into remembrance of Allah, thankfulness, and preparation for the Hereafter.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6312; Sahih al-Bukhari 6324

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