Chapters on Food
Sunan Ibn Mājah 3264
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ لَكَفَاكُمْ فَإِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يَقُولَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ
bismi-Llāh lakafākum fa-idhā akala aḥadukum ṭaʿāman falyaqul bismi-Llāh fa-in nasiya an yaqūla bismi-Llāh fī awwalihi falyaqul bismi-Llāh fī awwalihi wakhirihi
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was eating food with six of his Companions when a Bedouin came and ate it all in two bites. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If he had said Bismillah, it would have sufficed you (all). When any one of you eats food, let him say Bismillah, and if he forgets to say Bismillah at the beginning, let him say Bismillah fi awwalihi wa akhirih (In the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end).’”
Source
Sunan Ibn Mājah · 3264
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi: Sahih
- Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih Lighairihi
- Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih