25/18. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1816 — Praising Allah After Food and Drink
What Has Been Related About Praising Allah For The Food When One Is Finished Eating From It
Hadith About Praising Allah After Eating
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1816
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1816
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، وَمَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَرْضَى عَنِ الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الأَكْلَةَ أَوْ يَشْرَبَ الشَّرْبَةَ فَيَحْمَدَهُ عَلَيْهَا " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ نَحْوَهُ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Indeed Allah Is Pleased With The Slave Who, Upon Eating His Food Or Drinking His Drink, He Praises Him For It." He Said: There Are Narrations On This Topic From 'Uqbah Bin 'Amir, Abu Sa'Eed, 'Aishah, Abu Ayyub, And Abu Hurairah. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan. More Than One Narrator Has Reported It From Zakariyya Bin Abi Za'Idah Similarly, And We Do Not Know Of It Except Through The Narration Of Zakariyya Bin Abi Za'Idah.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1816In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1816
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1816
This Hadith about praising Allah after eating gives a beautiful and simple act of gratitude. Anas bin Malik narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said Allah is pleased with the servant who eats food or drinks a drink and then praises Him for it. The Hadith connects daily meals with thankfulness to Allah. Eating and drinking are repeated parts of life, and this narration teaches that praise should follow those blessings. The wording is direct: after food or drink, the servant praises Allah for it. The Hadith does not require long words in this text; it points to the heart and tongue turning back to Allah with gratitude. Abu 'Eisa graded it Hasan and mentioned that it is known through the narration of Zakariyya bin Abi Za'idah.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should praise Allah after eating food.
- A person should praise Allah after drinking.
- Daily blessings become moments of gratitude when Allah is remembered.
