499. Dua before eating #1.2
And if he forgets to say 'Bismillaah', let him say -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Bismillaahi 'awwalahu wa 'aakhirah
Translation
In the name of Allah, in the beginning and in the end.
ReferenceSahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 3767
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