Duas before and after eating
Adhkar before eating, after eating, when drinking, for the host, for the one who gave you drink, for iftar at someone's home, and for the first fruits of the season.
Eating, in Islam, is not mere nourishment — it is an occasion for gratitude. The Prophet ﷺ set specific words for beginning and ending a meal, reminding us that food is a mercy from Allah.
Included here: the dua at iftar (breaking the fast), before eating, after the meal, the guest's dua for the host, the dua for one who gave you drink, the dua at iftar in someone's home, the dua of a fasting person in the presence of food, what to say when reviled while fasting, and the dua on seeing the first fruit of the season.
Each comes with Arabic text, hadith source (al-Bukhari / Muslim), and audio.
One supplication on this page comes from the Quran: 5:114, the words of Isa son of Maryam (peace be upon him) asking for a table to be sent down from heaven — "And provide for us — You are the best of providers." Unlike the adhkar above, which reach us through hadith, this is the text of Surah al-Ma’idah, and the reference beside it points to the ayah itself.
Chapters in this category
- 70.Supplications after breaking the fast (iftar)2 dua
- 71.Supplications before eating3 dua
- 72.Supplications after the meal2 dua
- 73.Supplication of the guest for the host1 dua
- 74.Supplication for one who offers you drink1 dua
- 75.Supplication when breaking the fast at someone's home1 dua
- 76.Supplication by one fasting when food is presented and he does not break his fast0 dua
- 77.What a fasting person should say when reviled1 dua
- 78.Supplication upon seeing the first fruit of the season1 dua
Supplications from the Quran
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