Dua Before Eating

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

Transliteration: Bismillah.

Translation: In the name of Allah.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5376

When to recite: Before you start eating or drinking.

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Dua If You Forget to Say Bismillah Before Eating

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ

Transliteration: Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirah.

Translation: In the name of Allah, at its beginning and at its end.

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 3767

When to recite: When you remember during a meal that you did not say Bismillah at the start.

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Dua After Eating

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا، وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ

Transliteration: Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amani hadha, wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah.

Translation: All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any might or power on my part.

Source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3458; Sunan Abi Dawud 4023

When to recite: After finishing a meal.

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Dua for the Host After Eating

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ، وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ

Transliteration: Allahumma barik lahum fima razaqtahum, waghfir lahum warhamhum.

Translation: O Allah, bless them in what You have provided for them, and forgive them and have mercy on them.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2042

When to recite: When you have eaten as a guest at someone’s home.

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Dua for Breaking Fast (Iftar Dua)

ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ، وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ، وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

Transliteration: Dhahabaz-zama'u, wabtallatil-'uruqu, wa thabatal-ajru in sha' Allah.

Translation: The thirst has gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills.

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 2357

When to recite: When breaking the fast at sunset (Maghrib), after starting to eat or drink.

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Dua When Someone Gives You Iftar

أَفْطَرَ عِنْدَكُمُ الصَّائِمُونَ، وَأَكَلَ طَعَامَكُمُ الْأَبْرَارُ، وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ

Transliteration: Aftara 'indakumus-sa'imun, wa akala ta'amakumul-abrar, wa sallat 'alaykumul-mala'ikah.

Translation: May fasting people break their fast with you, may the righteous eat your food, and may the angels send prayers upon you.

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 3854

When to recite: When you are invited to eat — especially to break your fast — at someone’s home.

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Hadith references follow the standard numbering on sunnah.com. Quranic Arabic is the Uthmani text with the Pickthall (1930, public domain) translation; other translations are our own.

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