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Forgetting Bismillah Before Eating

Supplications for meals and drink

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirah
In the name of Allah at its beginning and at its end.
Abu Dawud 3:347, At-Tirmidhi 4:288 Dua Before and After Eating

About this dua

This supplication is recorded in Abu Dawud 3:347, At-Tirmidhi 4:288. It belongs to the dua before and after eating category.

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