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The Messenger of Allah said: When one of you eats let him invoke the name of Allah the Exalted at the start, but if he forgets to mention the name of Allah the Exalted at the start, then let him say: Bismillãh, 'awwalahu wa'ãkhirahu (222)
Footnotes (222) In the name of Allah, start of it and end of it.
Reporters Reported by At-Tirmithi and he said it was comely-sound and Al-Albãni agreed. Al-Albãni said it had another channel and a testimonial. He said: See Shar ibn Illãn (183-182/5) Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #144.

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It is reported by way of Abu Hurayrata that: the Messenger of Allah never ever faulted food, if he liked it he would eat it, otherwise he would leave it.
Reporters Agreed upon by Bukhãri and Muslim. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #145.

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It is reported by way of Wahshiy that the companions of the Messenger of Allah said: O Messenger of Allah! We eat; however we do not get full. He said: Perhaps you eat separately? They said: Yes. He said: Then join together upon your food, and invoke he name of Allah: blessing would be bestowed in it for you.
Reporters Reported by Abu Dawood, and Ibn Mãjah. Al-Albãni said that Ibn Hiban said it was sound. Al-Albãni said, in Saheeh al-jãmih al-sagheer wa ziyãdatu (#142) that it was comely. He included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #146.

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The Messenger of Allah said: Verily Allah becomes satisfied with a person on account that he eats the food, then, praises Him for it; or drinks the drink, then, praises Him for it.
Reporters Reported by Muslim. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #147

Eating and Drinking (207)
The Messenger of Allah said: Whoever would eat some food, and then say: 'Al-hamdu lil-lãhi 'al-lathee 'at`amanee hãthã, wa razaqaneehi min ghayri hawlin minnee wa lã quwwatin (223)  , his previosu sins would be forgiven.
Footnotes (223) All praise be to Allah Who has fed me this, and provided me with it with neither ability on my part nor strength.
Reporters Reported by At-Tirmidhi who said it was comely. Al-Albãni said that he agreed with At-Tirmidhi, that so did Al-Hãfith Ibn Hajar, and that Abu Dawood and Ibn Mãjah also reported it. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #148.

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It is reported by way of a man who served the Prophet , that he used to hear the Prophet saying Bismillãhi  as he would bring food close to him, and when over with his meal he would say: Allãhumma 'at`amta, wa 'asqayta, wa 'aghnayta, wa 'aqnayta, wa hadayta, wa 'ahyayta, falakal hamdu `alã mã 'a`tayta (224)
Footnotes (224) O my 'ilãh You have fed, You have given to drink, You have enriched, You have pleased, You have guided, and You have livened, so for You is all praise for all that You have given.
Reporters Reported by An-Nisã'ee. Al-Albãni said that Ibn As-Sunni (#459) also repoted it, and that it was of sound ascription. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #149.

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When the Prophet would lift his place setting he would say: 'Al-hamdu lil-lãhi katheeran, tayyiban, mubãrakan feehi, ghayra makfiyyin, wa lã muwadda`in, wa lã mustaghnan `anhu rabbunã (225)
Footnotes (225) All praise to Allah, plentiful, delightful, blessed, not desisting [from us, but remaining for us as long as we live], and not bidding farewell [because it is not, Allah willing, the last food we shall eat]
Reporters Reported by Al-Bukhãri, and is #150 in The Authentic of Good Sayings
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