Dua After Eating
“Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amani hadha” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Jami at-Tirmidhi 3458. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
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.
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever says this after eating will have his previous sins forgiven.
About this dua
Narrated by Mu‘adh ibn Anas al-Juhani. Recognising that food reaches us only by Allah’s provision — not by our own strength — turns an everyday meal into an act of worship.
Other wording and related dhikr
Another dua after eating — said by the Prophet ﷺ when the food was cleared away
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ، غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ رَبَّنَا
Alhamdu lillahi kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih, ghayra makfiyyin wa la muwadda'in wa la mustaghnan 'anhu Rabbana.
All praise is for Allah — abundant, pure and blessed praise — praise that is never enough, never abandoned and never dispensed with, our Lord.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5458
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3458; Sunan Abi Dawud 4023
- Grading: Graded hasan by at-Tirmidhi and al-Albani.
- Read the source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3458 · Sunan Abi Dawud 4023
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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