19/12/2024
Before taking a meal, wash your hands properly and rinse the mouth. It is also called the “Wudu for taking a meal.”
Take off your shoes and then sit at the dining-mat.
Before eating meal, first recite: ‘بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ’ and then recite this Du’a: بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ وَ عَلٰی بَرَ کَۃِ اللّٰہِ
If you forget to recite بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه at the beginning of the meal, then say: بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ اَوَّلَهٗ وَاٰخِرَهٗ when you remember during eating.
Eat small morsels from your side [in a plate] with the right hand.
Pick up and eat the morsels or rice grains dropped on the dining-mat.
Lick your fingers clean having wiped the utensils properly.
Recite this Du’a after eating meal:
اَ لْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِیْ اَطْعَمَنَاوَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِیْنَ
In the end, wash your hands and rinse the mouth properly.
