Du’as for Eating and Drinking


Read these du’as before and after you eat.     Dua before eating  When anyone of you begins eating, say بِسْمِ الله And if you forget then, when you remember, say بِسْمِ اللهِ في أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِـرِه Transliteration Bismillaah. Bismillaahifee ‘awwalihi wa ‘aakhirihi.   Translation   In the Name of Allah. […]

Duaas for Eating


All praise is to Allah, praise in abundance, good and blessed. It cannot [be compensated for, nor can it] be left, nor can it be done without, our Lord.   الْحَمْـدُ للهِ حَمْـداً كَثـيراً طَيِّـباً مُبـارَكاً فيه، [غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلا ] مُوَدَّعٍ وَلا مُسْتَغْـنىً عَنْـهُ رَبُّـنا   Alhamdu lillaahi hamdan […]

Dua after eating


O Allah, bless them in what You have provided for them, and forgive them and have mercy on them.   اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَهُمْ فيما رَزَقْـتَهُم، وَاغْفِـرْ لَهُـمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ   Allaahumma baarik lahum feemaa razaqtahum, waghfir lahum warhamhum. Muslim 3/1615.

A dinner guest’s invocation for his host



Praise is to Allah Who has given me this food and sustained me with it though I was unable to do it and powerless.   الْحَمْـدُ للهِ الَّذي أَطْعَمَنـي هـذا وَرَزَقَنـيهِ مِنْ غَـيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلا قُوَّة   Alhamdu lillaahil-lathee ‘at’amanee haathaa, wa razaqaneehi, min ghayri hawlin minnee wa laa […]

Dua after eating


Whomever Allah has given milk to drink, should say اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَنا فيهِ وَزِدْنا مِنْه “O Allah, bless us in it and give us more of it.”  Allaahumma baarik lanaa feehi wa zidnaa minhu At-Tirmidhi 5/506. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/158

Dua for drinking Milk


Read this dua before you eat. Whomever Allah has given food, should say اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَنا فيهِ وَأَطْـعِمْنا خَـيْراً مِنْـه   O Allah, bless us in it and provide us with better than it. Transliteration Allaahumma baarik lanaa feehi wa at’imnaa khayran minhu. At-Tirmidhi 5/506. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi […]

Dua for Eating



O Allah, feed the one who has fed me and drink to the one who has given me drink.   اللّهُـمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَن أَطْعَمَني، وَاسْقِ مَن سَقَانِي   Allaahumma ‘at’im man ‘at’amanee wasqi man saqaanee. Muslim 3/126. Click here for the “DUA BOOK” having 120 Beautiful Du’as from the Holy […]

Dua for someone who gives you a drink or offers ...


Read this dua before you eat. When anyone of you begins eating, say بِسْمِ الله Bismillaah In the Name of Allah. And if you forget then, when you remember, say بِسْمِ اللهِ في أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِـرِه Bismillaahi fee ‘awwalihi wa ‘aakhirihi. In the Name of Allah, in the beginning and in […]

Duaas for Eating