Hadith 1040
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Hadith.4253 - Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said:
"I guarantee that whoever mentions the name of Allah (swt) upon his food will not suffer any harm from it."
Then Ibn al-Kawwa' said:
"O Commander of the Faithful, I ate food last night, mentioned the name of Allah (swt) upon it, and yet it caused me discomfort."
Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, replied:
"You ate different types of food, but you mentioned the name of Allah (swt) on some and did not mention it on others, O foolish one!"
It is also narrated: "Whoever forgets to mention the name of Allah (swt) on each type of food should say
'In the name of Allah (swt), on its beginning and its end.'"
4253 - وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "ضَمِنْتُ لِمَنْ سَمَّى عَلَى طَعَامِهِ أَنْ لاَ يَشْتَكِيَ مِنْهُ" فَقَالَ اِبْنُ اَلْكَوَّاءِ يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَقَدْ أَكَلْتُ اَلْبَارِحَةَ طَعَاماً فَسَمَّيْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ آذَانِي فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَكَلْتَ أَلْوَاناً فَسَمَّيْتَ عَلَى بَعْضِهَا وَ لَمْ تُسَمِّ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَا لُكَعُ".
وَ رُوِيَ: "أَنَّ مَنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَ عَلَى كُلِّ لَوْنٍ فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اَللَّهِ عَلَى أَوَّلِهِ وَ آخِرِهِ ".
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