Start with this Du'a
Before eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismillah
“In the name of Allah.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 3767 (sahih)
If you forget at the start, say بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ when you remember.
Find your dua
Duas for food & eating.
Before the first bite, after the last
Short remembrances place gratitude around an ordinary meal: naming Allah (SWT) before eating and praising Him when it is finished.
7 sourced Du'as Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source
Du'a 2 · Hisn al-Muslim · daily du'as
After eating
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
Alhamdu lillahi-lladhi at'amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah
“All praise is to Allah who fed me this and provided it for me with no power or strength on my part.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 4023 (hasan)
Forgives previous sins.
Du'a 3 · Daily-life du'as
For the one who feeds you
اللَّهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي، وَأَسْقِ مَنْ أَسْقَانِي
Allahumma at'im man at'amani, wa asqi man asqani.
“O Allah, feed the one who fed me, and give drink to the one who gave me drink.”
Sahih Muslim 2055
Al-Miqdad reported that the Prophet ﷺ raised his head to the sky and said this on a night his share of milk had been drunk. It suits anyone who hosts you, including the one who gives you iftar.
Du'a 4 · Hisn al-Muslim
On being given food or milk: bless it for us
مَنْ أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ الطَّعَامَ فَلْيَقُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْراً مِنْهُ، وَمَنْ سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ لَبَناً فَلْيَقُلْ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ
Man at'amahu-llahu-t-ta'ama fal-yaqul: Allahumma barik lana fihi wa at'imna khayran minh. Wa man saqahu-llahu labanan fal-yaqul: Allahumma barik lana fihi wa zidna minh.
“Whoever Allah feeds with food, let him say: O Allah, bless it for us and feed us with what is better than it. And whoever Allah gives milk to drink, let him say: O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 3730 (hasan)
Milk has its own wording, asking for more of it rather than something better, since nothing else suffices as both food and drink.
Du'a 5 · Hisn al-Muslim
When the meal is cleared: abundant, blessed praise
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْداً كَثِيراً طَيِّباً مُبَارَكاً فِيهِ، غَيْرَ [مَكْفِيٍّ وَلاَ ] مُوَدَّعٍ، وَلاَ مُسْتَغْنَىً عَنْهُ رَبَّنَا
Al-hamdu lillahi hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih, ghayra makfiyyin wa la muwadda'in, wa la mustaghnan 'anhu Rabbana.
“All praise is for Allah, abundant, pure and blessed praise; praise that is never enough, never bid farewell, and never done without. Our Lord.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5458
Said when the meal was cleared away. The bracketed words are part of al-Bukhari's narration.
Du'a 6 · Hisn al-Muslim
A guest's du'a for the host
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُم، وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ
Allahumma barik lahum fima razaqtahum, waghfir lahum warhamhum.
“O Allah, bless them in what You have provided for them, forgive them and have mercy on them.”
Sahih Muslim 2042
The Prophet ﷺ made this du'a for a family that hosted him for a meal.
Du'a 7 · Hisn al-Muslim
On the first fruits of the season
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي ثَمَرِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مَدِينَتِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا
Allahumma barik lana fi thamarina, wa barik lana fi madinatina, wa barik lana fi sa'ina, wa barik lana fi muddina.
“O Allah, bless us in our fruit, bless us in our city, bless us in our sa', and bless us in our mudd.”
Sahih Muslim 1373
Said when the first fruit of the season was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. The sa' and the mudd were the measures of Madinah, so this asks for blessing in all our provision.