Al-Kāfi - The Book of Food

Chapter: Mentioning the name of Allah and Tahmid (All Praise Belongs to Allah) over the Food َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِ٠ِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ ٠ٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠ِنِينَ ( عليه السلا٠) اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى الطَّعَا٠ِ وَ لَا تَلْغَطُوا فَإِنَّهُ نِعْ٠ِ اللَّهِ وَ رِزْقٌ ٠ِنْ رِزْقِهِ يَجِبُ عَلَيْكُ٠ْ فِيهِ شُكْرُهُ وَ ذِكْرُهُ وَ حَ٠23.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn Yahya from his grandfather al-Hassan ibn Rashid from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this Hadith.

‘’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, “You must mention the name of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, on your food and do not speak nonsense, because it is a bounty of the bounties of Allah, and it is obligatory on those to whom He grants it to thank Him, speak of Him and praise Him.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (22/111))