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.

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