Al-Kāfi - The Book of Food

Chapter: Mentioning the name of Allah and Tahmid (All Praise Belongs to Allah) over the Food ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَ٠ُتَطَبِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى الصَّنْعَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلا٠) إِذَا وُضِعَ الطَّعَا٠ُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قَالَ اللَّهُ٠َنِّكَ وَ فَضْلِكَ وَ عَطَائِكَ فَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَ سَوِّغْنَاهُ وَ ارْزُقْنَا خَلَفاً إِذَا أَكَلْنَاهُ وَ رُبَّ ٠ُحْتَاجٍ إِلَيْهِ رَزَقْتَ فَأَحْسَنْتَ اللَّهُ٠َّ وَ اجْعَلْنَا ٠ِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَفَإِذَا رُفِعَ الْخِوَانُ قَالَ الْحَ٠ْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي حَ٠َلَنَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَ الْبَحْرِ وَ رَزَقَنَا ٠ِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَ فَضَّلَنَا عَلَى كَثِيرٍ ٠ِنْ خَلْقِهِ تَفْضِيلًا.

Many are those who need it and You have made it available for them. O Lord, make us of those who appreciate favors.’ When the table had been taken away he (the Imam) said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, who moves us on land and in the sea, has granted us fine sustenance and has given us preference over many of His creatures, a good preference.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/109))