Riyad as-Salihin, 728
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When any of you wants to eat, he should mention the Name of Allah in the begining, (i.e., say Bismillah). If he forgets to do it in the beginning, he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end)." <b>[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]</b>.
وعن عائشة رضى الله عنها قالت : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
إذا أكل أحدكم فليذكر اسم الله تعالى، فإذا نسى أن يذكر اسم الله تعالى في أوله، فليقل، بسم الله أوله وآخره
. ((رواه أبو داود والترمذي))
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 2, Hadith 2
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
1) It is part of the Prophet’s guidance that we teach our children the etiquettes of eating and drinking.<br>
2) It is incumbent upon a Muslim to mention the name of Allah before eating, and if he fails to do this intentionally, he incurs a sin and Satan shares the food with him.<br>
3) Eating from the food near someone else is impolite, except if there are various types of food, in which case there is nothing wrong with doing so.