Before Eating Duas

Duas to recite before meals

Invoking Allah's Name Before Eating to Prevent Shaytan's Participation

In the name of Allah

Before Eating

Sahih HadithSahih Muslim 2017a

Dua Before Eating: Avoiding Waste and Showing Gratitude

In the name of Allah.

Before Eating

Sahih HadithSunan Abi Dawud 3767

Dua for Avoiding Spoilage and Waste of Food

In the name of Allah. O Allah, make it a gainful blessing, and make it a connected bond, and make it a lasting blessing. O Allah, make it a blessing that is not changed, nor altered, nor is it removed by blessings after it.

Before Eating

Hasan HadithSunan Ibn Majah 3292

Dua for Gratitude Before Eating

In the name of Allah. O Allah, bless us in what You have provided us and save us from the punishment of the Fire.

Before Eating

Sahih HadithSahih Muslim 2044

Dua for Remembering the Thirst of Imam Hussain (AS) Before Eating

In the name of Allah. O Allah, bless us in what You have provided us and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Before Eating

Hasan HadithSunan Ibn Majah 3282

Dua for Protection from the Evils of the Stomach Before Eating

In the name of Allah. O Allah, bless us in what You have provided us and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Before Eating

Sahih HadithSahih Muslim 2044

Dua for Strength of Faith and Character Before Eating

O Allah, bless us in what You have provided us and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Before Eating

Sahih HadithSahih Muslim 2044

Dua for Forgetting Bismillah Before Eating

In the name of Allah, at the beginning of it and at the end of it.

Before Eating

Hasan HadithSunan Abu Dawud 3767

Dua for Ease of Digestion and Health After Eating

All praise is due to Allah Who has fed us and given us drink, Who has sufficed us and sheltered us. For how many are there whom have no one to suffice them and no one to shelter them?

Before Eating

Sahih HadithSahih Muslim 2052

Dua for Making Food a Source of Strength for Supporting Parents

O Allah, bless us in what You have provided us, forgive us, and have mercy upon us.

Before Eating

Sahih HadithSahih Muslim 2044

Dua for Protection Against Harmful Food and Drink

In the name of Allah. O Allah, I ask You to make it good and beneficial food.

Before Eating

Sahih HadithThis is a reconstructed dua based on general principles of seeking benefit and avoiding harm, combined with the practice of starting actions with 'Bismillah'. While no single hadith contains this exact phrasing for food specifically, the essence is rooted in numerous authentic narrations about seeking Allah's protection and blessing in our sustenance.

Dua Before Eating: Turning a Simple Meal into Worship

All praise is due to Allah, [such] praise that is abundant, good, and blessed. [Praise that is] not insufficient, nor bid farewell, nor indispensable from our Lord.

Before Eating

Sahih HadithSahih al-Bukhari 5409