Dua library

Dua after eating, thanking Allah for food.

Thanking Allah after a meal is a sunnah with a great reward.

Dua 1

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا، وَرَزَقَنِيهِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ

Al-ḥamdu lillāhil-ladhī aṭʿamanī hādhā wa razaqanīhi min ghayri ḥawlin minnī wa lā quwwah

All praise is for Allah, who fed me this and provided it for me, without any power or strength from me.

Sunan Abi Dawud 4023; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3458, graded hasan

Dua 2

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Alḥamdulillāh

All praise is for Allah. (The shortest form.)

Sahih Muslim 2734

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Guide

When and how to say it.

Thanking Allah after a meal is a sunnah with a great reward.

The Prophet ﷺ said whoever says the first dua after eating will have his past minor sins forgiven.1

  1. Sunan Abi Dawud 4023.
  2. Sunan Abi Dawud 4023; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3458, graded hasan
  3. Sahih Muslim 2734

Questions

Good to know.

What is the dua after eating?

Alhamdulillahil-ladhi atamani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah (Abu Dawud 4023).

Is saying Alhamdulillah after eating enough?

Yes. Allah is pleased with a servant who eats and then praises Him (Muslim 2734).