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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 575: ADAKAH DOA SEBELUM DAN SELEPAS MAKAN BERSUMBERKAN HADIS YANG SAHIH?
Are the supplications recited before and after eating based on authentic hadith?
Short answer
The popular pre-meal supplication "Allahumma barik lana fima razaqtana wa qina azab al-nar" is transmitted through weak chains and is judged munkar, owing to narrators such as Ibn Abi al-Zuʻaiziʻah and Ibn Aʻbud.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The popular pre-meal supplication "Allahumma barik lana fima razaqtana wa qina azab al-nar" is transmitted through weak chains and is judged munkar, owing to narrators such as Ibn Abi al-Zuʻaiziʻah and Ibn Aʻbud. It may still be practised, but one must not believe that this wording comes from the Prophet. Muslims may also supplicate in any wording and at any time even without a specific hadith. For the supplication after eating, there is a hadith from the Prophet stating its wording, "Alhamdulillahilladhi at‘amana wa saqana wa ja‘alana muslimin", narrated by al-Tirmidhi.
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Oleh itu, doa ini boleh diamalkan namun tidak boleh beriktikad bahawa lafaz tersebut daripada Nabi SAW.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 575: ADAKAH DOA SEBELUM DAN SELEPAS MAKAN BERSUMBERKAN HADIS YANG SAHIH?”, 17 January 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/5508-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-575-adakah-doa-sebelum-dan-selepas-makan-bersumberkan-hadis-yang-sahih. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/are-supplications-before-after-eating-authentic-hadith/