Dua (Supplication) Before And After Eating

Eating food gives energy to the body in order to carry out day to day activities easily; without food, nobody can survive for long.

It is Sunnah for a Muslim to make dua (supplication) before and after eating or drinking. This is the way The Prophet (peace be upon him) has recommended every Muslim to do before any consumption of meals.

Below are the duas  to say before eating and after eating:

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Before Eating

بِسْمِ الله

Translation

In the name of Allah

Transliteration

Bismi l-lahi

References

Abu Dawud 3/347, At-Tirmidhi 4/288.

OR

بِسْمِ للهِ في أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِـرِه

Translation

(recite this dua If you forgot to say bismi-l-lahi before eating) With the name of Allah, in the beginning, and in the end.

Transliteration

Bismi l-lahi fi awwalihi wa akhirihi

References

Abu Dawud 3/347, At-Tirmidhi 4/288.

OR

اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَنا فيهِ وَأَطْـعِمْنا خَـيْراً مِنْـه، اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَنا فيهِ وَزِدْنا مِنْه

Translation

O Allah, bless it for us and feed us better than it. O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it.

Transliteration

Allahumma barik lana fihi, wa at’imna khyran minhu. Allahumma barik lana fihi wa zidna minhu.

References

At-Tirmidhi 5/506, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/158

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After Eating

الْحَمْـدُ للهِ الَّذي أَطْعَمَنـي هـذا وَرَزَقَنـيهِ مِنْ غَـيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلا قُوَّة

Translation

All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any might nor 

power from myself.

Transliteration

Al hamdu li-l-lahi ladhi at’amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayrin hawlin minni wa la quwwatin.

References

At-Tirmidhi 3/159, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Majah.

OR

الْحَمْـدُ للهِ حَمْـداً كَثـيراً طَيِّـباً مُبـارَكاً فيه، غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلا مُسْتَغْـنىً عَنْـهُ رَبَّـنا

Translation

Allah be praised with an abundant beautiful blessed praise, a never-ending praise, a praise which we will bid farewell to and an indispensable praise, He is our Lord.

Transliteration

Al hamdu li-l-lahi hamdan kathiran, tayyiban, mubaraka fihi, ghayra makfiyyin wa la muwadda’in, wa la mustaghnan’ anhu rabbana.

References

Al-Bukhari 6/214, At-Tirmidhi 5/507