840. Dua Before Starting Anything (Bismillah)
When you start something, eating,drinking,writing, reading something start saying ‘Bismillah’ -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Dua Before Starting Anything English Transliteration
Bismillaah
Dua Before Starting Anything English Translation
In the Name of Allah.
Narrated 'Umar ibn Abi Salamah (RA): I was a boy under the care of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). While eating, I would put my hands in different places of the pot. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, “This boy! Say Bismillah, eat, and the next part of your right to eat! "After the meal, I'm going to follow the instructions.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ هُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ: كُنَّا إِذَا حَضَرْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ طَعَامًا لَمْ نَضَعْ أَيْدِيَنَا حَتَّى يَبْدَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَضَعَ يَدَهُ، وَإِذَا أُتِيَ بِالطَّعَامِ فَأَقْبَلَتْ جَارِيَةٌ كَأَنَّهَا تُدْفَعُ فَذَهَبَتْ لِتَضَعَ يَدَهَا فِي الطَّعَامِ، فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهَا، ثُمَّ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ كَأَنَّهُ يُدْفَعُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَسْتَحِلُّ الطَّعَامَ أَنْ لَا يُذْكَرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ، وَإِنَّهُ جَاءَ بِهَذِهِ الْجَارِيَةِ لِيَسْتَحِلَّ بِهَا، فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهَا، فَجَاءَ بِهَذَا الْأَعْرَابِيِّ لِيَسْتَحِلَّ بِهِ، فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ يَدَهُ فِي يَدِي مَعَ يَدَيْهِمَا"، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَأَكَلَ.
Hudhaifah narrated: “When we attended a meal with the Prophet (ﷺ), we did not put our hands into the food until the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) started and put his hand in. Once, food was brought and a little girl, as if being pushed, came and went to put her hand in the food. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold of her hand. Then a Bedouin came as if being pushed, and the Prophet (ﷺ) took hold of his hand and said: ‘Indeed, Satan considers that food lawful for himself when the Name of Allah is not mentioned over it. He brought this girl to make it lawful through her, so I held her hand. Then he brought this Bedouin to make it lawful through him, so I held his hand. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, indeed his hand is with their hands.’ Then he mentioned the Name of Allah and ate.”