بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismillah
In the Name of Allah.
The Prophet ﷺ told Umar ibn Abi Salamah (RA): "Say Bismillah, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is nearest to you." Three etiquettes in one sentence. Saying Bismillah before eating means Shaytan cannot share your meal. Without it, he eats with you. The simplest word transforms a biological act into worship and bars an invisible intruder from your table.
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اللَّهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي وَاسْقِ مَنْ سَقَانِي
O Allah, feed the one who fed me, and give drink to the one who gave me drink.
Sahihبِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
In the Name of Allah, at its beginning and at its end.
Sahihالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
Praise be to Allah who fed us, gave us drink, and made us Muslims.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ
O Allah, bless it for us and feed us something better than it.
Hasan