How do Muslims begin a meal with prayer?
What is the procedure for beginning a meal with a prayer in a Muslim household? What are the words one would say (translated into English) as part of the traditional prayer?
Before a meal, we recite ‘Allahumma bariklana feema razaktana warzukhna khairan minhu. bismillahi wa’ala barakatillahi’
Meaning:
‘O Allah, bless it(the food) for us and feed us better than it.I begin in the Name of Allah with the Blessings of Allah’
I was taught this prayer by our mentor when I was 4 years old. ymoham3 and Moez are right too.
‘Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim’ which means "In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate"
Muslims often utter this phrase before they set out to do anything.
After a meal:
‘Alhamdulillahi Rahman nir Rahim.’
Meaning:
‘ All praise to God, the most merciful and compassionate.’
They say BISMILLAHI RAHMANI RAHIM
In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful
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It’s not a full out prayer like Christians, it’s just the sentence that translates to "In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate"
A simple thanking of God, in any language, is all that’s required in Islam, but that above is what most people say.
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Before a meal, we recite ‘Allahumma bariklana feema razaktana warzukhna khairan minhu. bismillahi wa’ala barakatillahi’
Meaning:
‘O Allah, bless it(the food) for us and feed us better than it.I begin in the Name of Allah with the Blessings of Allah’
I was taught this prayer by our mentor when I was 4 years old. ymoham3 and Moez are right too.
‘Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim’ which means "In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate"
Muslims often utter this phrase before they set out to do anything.
After a meal:
‘Alhamdulillahi Rahman nir Rahim.’
Meaning:
‘ All praise to God, the most merciful and compassionate.’
References :