#499
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Transliteration
Bismillaahi 'awwalahu wa 'aakhirah
Translation
In the name of Allah, in the beginning and in the end.
Dua #499•Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 3767
Dua Before Eating (Bismillahi Awwalahu Wa Akhirahu)
Evil ProtectionMasnun Duas40 RabbanasDua's Excellence
And if he forgets to say 'Bismillaah', let him say -
Hadith about the Dua
حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الدَّسْتَوَائِيَّ - عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ، مِنْهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهَا أُمُّ كُلْثُومٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَإِنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يَذْكُرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ " .
Translation
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When one of you eats, he should mention Allah's name; if he forgets to mention Allah's name at the beginning, he should say: "In the name of Allah at the beginning and at the end of it." [Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 3767]
Benefits & Virtues
Say Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu before meal. Your food gets Barakah and Rizq. You follow the Sunnah of eating. Allah's name is on your mind at the start and end of each meal.
- Your meal gets Barakah and Rizq when you say Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu.
- Follow the sunnah and keep your heart thankful by saying this eating dua.
- Kids learn the sunnah of eating when you teach them this dua before meal.
- Every meal gets blessings when you say this easy prayer before meal.
- Your Amal stays clean and your food stays blessed when you use this dua before eating.
- When to Recite Before Meal Dua
Common Questions
Make dua in prayer, especially in sujood. Also after salah, in the last third of night, between adhan and iqamah, and on Fridays. Talk to Allah and ask Him for anything with hope and trust.
Alhamdulillah means all praise and thanks belong to Allah. Muslims say it to show thanks for Allah's blessings, kindness, and mercy. The alhamdulillah meaning helps you remember Allah all day.
Muslims say Bismillah before eating to ask for blessings and remember Allah gave the food. It follows the sunnah of eating. It teaches us to be thankful in islam for every meal and all rizq from Allah.
Bismillah wa ala barakatillah means in the name of Allah and with Allah's blessings I begin. These words bring barakah when eating or drinking. They are part of masnoon dua.
Before fasting, Muslims make niyyah. Say Wa bisawmi ghadinn nawaiytu min shahri Ramadan. Niyyah is required before fasting. This is a daily dua for Ramadan.