and he had brought this young girl so that he might gain lawful access to the food through her, so I seized her hand. Then he brought this Bedouin to do the same, so I seized his hand as well. By Him in whose hand is my soul, his hand is now in mine along with theirs.” The Prophet ﷺ then pronounced the name of Allah Most High and ate. Related by Muslim.

736 – Umayyah ibn Makhshī, a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him), said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting while a man was eating. The man had not mentioned Allah’s name until only one morsel of his food remained. When he lifted it to his mouth he said, “In the name of Allah, at its beginning and its end.” The Prophet ﷺ laughed and said, “Satan kept eating with him, but when he mentioned the name of Allah, he vomited up what was in his stomach.” Related by Abū Dāwūd and al-Nasāʾī ⦗1⦘.

737 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was eating with six of his Companions when a Bedouin came and polished it off in just two mouthfuls. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Had he said the basmalah, it would have been enough for all of you.” Related by al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ (sound and authentic).

738 – Abū Umāmah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that when the Prophet ﷺ finished a meal he would say, “Praise be to Allah—abundant, pure, and blessed praise; praise that cannot be done without, nor left aside, nor could we ever dispense with our Lord.” Related by al-Bukhārī.

739 – Muʿādh ibn Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stated, “Whoever eats food and then says, ‘Praise be to Allah who fed me this and provided it for me, without any power or strength from me,’ his past sins will be forgiven.” Related by Abū Dāwūd, who judged it to be ḥasan (good).