Bismillah

بِسْمِ اللهِ

Meaning:
‘In the name of Allah’
(Book: Bukhari 5376, 5378)



If one forgets to mention ‘bismillah’ before eating, he should recite the following dua,

Bismillahi fee avvalihi wa a’kirihi

بِسْمِ اللهِ فِيْ أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ


Meaning:
In the name of Allah at the beginning and at the end of it
(Book: Tirmidhi 1781)



After eating or drinking:

Al hamdulillahi katheeran thaiyiban mubarakan feehi ghaira makfiyyin wala muwatha’in wala mustha’a nan anhu rabbana.

اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيْهِ غَيْرَ مَكْفِيّ وَلاَ مُوَدَّعٍ وَلاَ مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ رَبَّنَ

Meaning:
Praise be to Allah Who has satisfied our needs and quenched our thirst. O our Lord! Your favor cannot be compensated, nor can be left, nor can be dispensed with, O our Lord!
(Book: Bukhari 5458)



OR

Alhamdhu lilla hilldhzee kafana wa arwana gaira makfiyyin wala makfoor

اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِيْ كَفَانَا وَأَرْوَانَا غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلاَ مَكْفُورٍ

Meaning:
Praise be to Allah Who has satisfied our needs and quenched our thirst. Your favor cannot be compensated or denied.
(Book: Bukhari 5459)



OR

‘Alhamdu lillah’

اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِيْ كَفَانَا وَأَرْوَانَا غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلاَ مَكْفُورٍ

Meaning:
Praise be to Allah.
(Book: Muslim 4915)