Dua for the host after eating

Source & authenticity

Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 71

Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution

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Context & meaning

Three requests are made, and none of them is for the person speaking. The first asks for blessing, aimed not at the hosts generally but at a specific thing — that which You have provided them. The second and third widen past provision altogether, asking for forgiveness and for mercy. The wording stays in the third person throughout, and the guest never appears in it.

When & how to recite

Abu Dawud records this from 'Abd Allah b. Busr, said by a guest for his host.

Reflection

It begins with the meal and does not stay there. Two of the three requests have nothing to do with food, and the last asks for more than the hospitality did.

About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.

Common questions

Where does this dua come from?

Our record gives Sunan Abi Dawud 3730.

What do these words mean?

The English of it is: “O Allah, bless for them, that which You have provided them, forgive them and have mercy upon them.” Three requests are made, and none of them is for the person speaking.

How is it pronounced if you cannot read Arabic?

The romanisation used on this page is: “Allahumma barik lahum feema razaqtahum, waghfir lahum warhamhum.”

At what point is it recited?

Abu Dawud records this from 'Abd Allah b. Busr, said by a guest for his host. It begins with the meal and does not stay there.

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