Dua after eating
The short form is alhamdulillah. The Prophet, upon him be peace, also taught longer wordings for after a meal, for the host, and for whoever gave you drink.
The shortest valid dua after eating is one word: alhamdulillah, all praise is due to Allah. The Prophet said Allah is pleased with a servant who eats a meal and praises Him for it, and who drinks and praises Him for it (Sahih Muslim 2734).
Two longer wordings are widely reported and both are given in full below. One thanks Allah for the food and for Islam; the other names the fact that the food came without effort or power of your own. There is also a dua the guest says for the host, and the fallback for a bismillah you forgot at the start of the meal.
Sourced supplications
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
Alḥamdu li‑llāhi‑lladhī aṭ‘amanā wa saqānā wa ja‘alanā muslimīn.
All praise is due to Allah, who fed us and gave us drink and made us Muslims.
Sunan Abi Dawud 3850, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3457. The most commonly taught wording.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
Alḥamdu li‑llāhi‑lladhī aṭ‘amanī hādhā wa razaqanīhi min ghayri ḥawlin minnī wa lā quwwah.
All praise is due to Allah, who fed me this and provided it for me with no power or strength of my own.
Sunan Abi Dawud 4023, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3458. Reported with forgiveness of past shortcomings for whoever says it.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Bismi‑llāhi awwalahu wa ākhirah.
In the name of Allah, at its beginning and at its end.
Sunan Abi Dawud 3767. Say this if you forgot bismillah before starting and remember partway through.
أَفْطَرَ عِنْدَكُمُ الصَّائِمُونَ، وَأَكَلَ طَعَامَكُمُ الْأَبْرَارُ، وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ
Afṭara ‘indakumu‑ṣ-ṣā'imūn, wa akala ṭa‘āmakumu‑l-abrār, wa ṣallat ‘alaykumu‑l-malā'ikah.
May those who are fasting break their fast with you, may the righteous eat your food, and may the angels send blessings upon you.
Sunan Abi Dawud 3854. The dua a guest says for the one who fed them.
Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.
Frequently asked
What is the dua after eating?
Alhamdulillah. The full sunnah wording is alhamdulillahi-lladhi at'amana wa saqana wa ja'alana muslimin: all praise is due to Allah, who fed us and gave us drink and made us Muslims. Reported in Sunan Abi Dawud 3850.
Is saying alhamdulillah alone enough after a meal?
Yes. Sahih Muslim 2734 records that Allah is pleased with a servant who eats and praises Him for it. The longer wordings add to that; they do not replace a requirement.
What if I forgot to say bismillah before eating?
Say bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirah, in the name of Allah at its beginning and its end, as soon as you remember. Sunan Abi Dawud 3767.
What do you say after drinking water?
Alhamdulillah. The Prophet praised Allah after drinking as after eating, in the same report in Sahih Muslim 2734.
Is there a dua for the person who cooked or paid for the meal?
Yes. A guest says afthara 'indakumu-s-sa'imun, wa akala ta'amakumu-l-abrar, wa sallat 'alaykumu-l-mala'ikah (Sunan Abi Dawud 3854), or simply jazakallahu khayran.
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