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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Food

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1858b

Chapter: What Has Been Related About The Tasmiyah Over Food

Not graded Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1858b

Narrator:Ā’ishah

وَبِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْكُلُ طَعَامًا فِي سِتَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَأَكَلَهُ بِلُقْمَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَوْ سَمَّى لَكَفَاكُمْ ‏"

It is narrated with this chain of narration, from 'Aishah who said:

"The Prophet (ﷺ) was eating food with six of his Companions. A Bedouin came and ate it in two mouthfuls. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "As for him, had he mentioned (Allah's Name), it would have been enough for all of you."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. Umm Kulthum is the daughter of Muhammad bin Abi Bakr As-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with them.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1858b).

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Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 732

If only he had mentioned the name of Allah, it would have been enough for all of you

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: While the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was eating food with six of his Companions, a Bedouin came in and ate it up in two morsels. Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)…

"‏أما إنه لو سمى لكفاكم‏"

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  • الشمائل المحمدية للترمذي (187)يَأْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ فِي سِتَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ , فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ , فَأَكَلَهُ بِلُقْمَتَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : لَوْ سَمَّى لَكَفَاكُمْ
  • شرح السنة (2829)يَأْكُلُ فِي سِتَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ ، فَأَكَلَهُ بِلُقْمَتَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : لَوْ سَمَّى ، لَكَفَاكُمْ

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 728

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When any of you wants to eat, he should mention the Name of Allah in the begining, (i.e., say Bismillah). If he forgets to do it in the beginning, he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end)."…

"‏إذا أكل أحدكم فليذكر اسم الله تعالى، فإذا نسى أن يذكر اسم الله تعالى في أوله، فليقل، بسم الله أوله وآخره‏"

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