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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-480: DOA KETIKA TERLUPA MEMBACA DOA MAKAN
What supplication did the Prophet SAW teach for someone who forgets to say the mealtime prayer at the start of eating?
Short answer
According to hadith narrated by Abu Daud and Ibn Hibban, a person who forgets to mention Allah's name at the start of a meal should say bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu once he remembers.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
According to hadith narrated by Abu Daud and Ibn Hibban, a person who forgets to mention Allah's name at the start of a meal should say bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu once he remembers. Imam al-Munawi stated that this also applies to drinking and may be recited after finishing eating or drinking. The hadith is regarded as sahih because of supporting narrations.
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Imam al-Munawi mengatakan walaupun hadith ini menyebut tentang perbuatan makan tetapi ia juga termasuk dengan perbuatan minum.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-480: DOA KETIKA TERLUPA MEMBACA DOA MAKAN”, 2 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4268-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-479-doa-ketika-terlupa-membaca-doa-makan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/supplication-when-forgetting-mealtime-prayer/