In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family. O Allah, I ask You, in my eating and drinking, safety from illness, and to obey You and remember You and be thankful to You,  as long as it remains in my body, and through its strength encourage me towards Your worship and inspire me to refrain from Your disobedience. O Allah bless Muhammad and his family.

(Khulasatul Adhkar, Al Faydh al-Kashani pg. 79)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِ . اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

اَللَّهُمَّ اِنِّي  اَسْئَلُكَ  فِي اَكْلِي وَ شُرْبِي السَّلاَمَةَ مِنْ وَعْكَهِ وَ الْقُوَّةَ بِهِ عَلى طَاعَتِكَ وَ ذِكْرِكَ وَ شُكْرِكَ ، فِيْمَا اَبْقَيْتَهُ فِي بَدَنِي وَ اَنْ تَشَجِّعْنِي بِقُوَّتِهَا عَلى عِبَادَتِكَ وَ اَنْ تُلْهِمَنِي حُسْنَ التَّحْرِرِ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ. اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family Praise be to Allah Who has: fed us, provided water for us, sufficed us, supported us, sheltered us, favored us, and bestowed benefits.

Praise be to Allah Who feeds but is not fed.

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family.

(As-Sah�fa As-Sajj�diyyah Al-J�mi`ah, p. 601

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

 اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّد

اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِيْ اَطْعَمَنَا، وَسَقَانَا، وَكَفَانَا، وَاَيَّدَنَا، وَآوانَا، وَاَنْعَمَ عَلَيْنَا، وَاَفْضَلَ. اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِيْ يُطْعِمُ وَلاَ يُطْعَمُ.

اَللهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدً وَآلِ مُحَمَّد

9. HIS DUA WHEN THE TABLE-SPREAD IS LAID OUT

41. In al-K�f�: Narrated from A�mad ibn al-�asan al-Maythami who ascribed it to an infallible; he said: When the table-spread was laid out in front of the   "Holy Prophet"   he said:

سُبْحَانَكَ أَللّٰهُمَّ مَا أَحْسَنَ مَا تَبْتَلِينَا، سُبْحَانَكَ مَا أَكْثَرَ مَا تُعْطِيناَ، سُبْحَانَكَ مَا أَكْثَرَ مَا تُعَافِينَا. أَللّٰهُمَّ أَوْسِعْ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلـى فُقَرَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ.

Glory be to You O  "All�h" ! How wonderful is that which You have tested us with. Glory be to You, how plentiful is that which You have given us. Glory be to You, how plentiful is that which You have bestowed on us. O All�h! Increase for us (our sustenance) and for the poor believing men and women and (for the poor) Muslim men and women.[i]

42. In al-Mak�rim: When the table-spread was laid out in front of the   "Holy Prophet"  he said:

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ. أَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْهَا نِعْمَةً مَشْكُورَةً تَصِلُ بِهَا نِعْمَةَ الْجَنَّةِ.

In the name of  "All�h" . O All�h! Make it an appreciated blessing by means of which the bounties of paradise are attained.[ii]

 10. HIS DUA WHEN HE TOUCHED THE FOOD

43. In al-Mak�rim: When he placed his hand on the food he said:

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ، بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنَا وَعَلَيْكَ خَلْفَهُ.

In the name of All�h  (O All�h!) bless for us from what you have given us of sustenance and upon You do we rely for its replenishment.[i]

11. HIS DUA WHEN THE TABLE-SPREAD WAS PICKED UP

44. In al-K�f�: Narrated from Ibr�him ibn Mahzam from someone from Ab� Ja~far  who said: When the table-spread was picked up, the   "Holy Prophet"  said:

أَللّٰهُمَّ أَكْثَرْتَ وَأَطَبْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ فَأَشْبَعْتَ وَأَرْوَيْتَ. أَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي يُطْعِمُ وَلاَ يُطْعَمُ.

O   "All�h" ! You have increased Your bounties and made them good and blessed, thereby making us satiated and quenched. All praise be to All�h, The One who nourishes and is not nourished.[i]

12. HIS DUA WHEN EATING AND DRINKING MILK

45. In al-K�f�: Narrated from ~Abdull�h ibn Sulaym�n  "Sulaymn"  from Ab� Ja~far D who said: The   "Holy Prophet"   would not eat any food nor drink any beverage but that he would say:

أَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَبْدِلْنَا بِهِ خَيْراً مِنْهُ.

O  "All�h" ! Bless it for us and replenish it with that which is better.

...except when he drank milk, then he would say:

أَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ.

O All�h   ! Bless it for us and increase it for us.[i]

Note: This has also been narrated by him and by al-Barqi with a different chain of narrators.[ii]

46. In al-Iqb�l: Upon eating a morsel, the   "Noble Prophet"  would say:

أَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَطْعَمْتَ وَأَسْقَيْتَ وَرَوَيْتَ. فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ غَيْرُ مَكْفُورٍ وَلاَ مُوَدَّعٍ وَلاَ مُسْتَغْنـى عَـنْكَ.

O  "All�h" ! Praise be to You. You have nourished and quenched and satisfied (us), so to You be praise - praise without ingratitude and without leave and without (seeking) independence from You.[iii]

13. HIS DUA WHEN HE SAW FRESH FRUIT.

47. From al-�ad�q  "al-�ad�q"  in al-Maj�lis: Narrated from Wahab from Ja~far ibn "Mu�ammad"  from his fathers from  "~Al�"  G who said: When the  "Holy Prophet"   saw fresh fruit, he would kiss it and place it on his eyes and mouth, then he would say:

أَللّٰهُمَّ كَمَا أَرَيْتَنَا أَوَّلَهَا فِي عَافِيةٍ فَأَرِنَا آخِرَهَا فِي عَافِيةٍ

O   "All�h" ! Just as You have shown us its beginning in well-being, show us its end in well-being.[i]

In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful.

For the uniting of the Quraysh,

For the union during their winter and summer journeys,

Let them worship the Lord of this house,

Who fed them when they were hungry and gave them security against fear.

BISMILLAAHIR RAH'MAANIR RAH'EEM

LI-EELAAFI QURAYSHIN

EELAAFIHIM RIH'LATASH SHITAA-I WAS'-S'AYF

FAL YA'-BUDOO RABBA HAAD'AL BAYT

ALLAD'EE AT'-A'MAHUM MIN JOO-I'W WA AAMANAHUM MIN KHAWF

They shall have their sustenance therein, morning and evening.

LAHUM RIZQUHUM FEEHAA BUKRATAW WA A'SHIYYAA

In the name of Allah

BISMILLAH

before eating a meal and

Praise be to Allah

ALH'AMDULILLAAH

at the end of eating a meal

Blessing of Allah be on Husayn, his family and his friends; and may Allah curse those who killed him and opposed him

S'ALAWAATULLAAHI A'LAL H'USAYNI WA AHLI BAYTIHEE WA AS'H'AABIHEE WA LA'-NATULLAHI A'LAA QATALATIHEE WA A'-DAA-IHEE

 FOOD & DRINK -PERMITTED & PROHIBITED

"O People, eat from the land what is permitted & good & do not follow in the footsteps of Shaitan, for he is an open enemy to you." 
(Al Baqarah, 2:168)Imam Ja�far as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: �To refrain from eating a single morsel of Harām is, near Allah, more valued than the performance 
of two thousand Rak�ats of recommended prayer.� (Iddat�ud-Dai) Allah swt has given clear guidelines on what can and cannot be consumed. In addition we have also been instructed in manners and behavior of eating. Eating and drinking also becomes a way by which a Muslim remembers the bounties of Allah swt and by observing the rules of Shariah, he also shows his commitment to his religion.