BISMILLAH, BLESSINGS OF BISMILLS, IMPORTANCE OF BISMILLAH,

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The phrase "Bismillah" (بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ) holds profound significance in Islam. It translates to "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" and is recited by Muslims before beginning any task or activity. This invocation serves as a reminder of Allah's presence and blessings, fostering mindfulness and spiritual connection. By saying "Bismillah," Muslims seek Allah's guidance, protection, and support, acknowledging His supreme power and mercy. This practice not only strengthens faith but also instills a sense of purpose and humility, encouraging believers to start their endeavors with a pure heart and righteous intentions.

Every Good action or deed should be started with reciting Bismillah, 

Say Bismillah Before Starting Eating:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When any of you wants to eat, he should mention the Name of Allah in the begining, (i.e., say Bismillah). If he forgets to do it in the beginning, he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end)." [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].

The Importance of Eating with Right Hand and Saying Bismillah

عن عمر بن أبى سلمة رضى الله عنهما قال‏:‏ كنت غلاماً في حجر رسول الله ﷺ ، وكانت يدي تطيش في الصحفة، فقال لي رسول الله ﷺ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏ يا غلام سم الله تعالى، وكل بيمينك،وكل مما يليك‏"‏ .((متفق عليه)

'Umar bin Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I was a boy under the care of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and as my hand used to wander around in the dish, he ﷺ said to me once, "Mention Allah's Name (ie, say Bismillah), eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you". Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

The Importance of Saying Bismillah when eating

وعن عائشة رضى الله عنها قالت ‏:‏ قال رسول الله ﷺ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏إذا أكل أحدكم فليذكر اسم الله تعالى، فإذا نسى أن يذكر اسم الله تعالى في أوله، فليقل، بسم الله أوله وآخره‏"‏‏.‏ ((رواه أبو داود والترمذي))

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When any of you wants to eat, he should mention the Name of Allah in the beginning , (ie, say Bismillah). If he forgets to do it in the beginning, he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end)". At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud.

(Riyad as-Salihin 728 (Book 2, Hadith 2) #37217)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ، عَنْ بُدَيْلِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ نَسِيَ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ 

Narrated Umm Kulthum: From 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When one of you eats food, then let him say: 'Bismillah'. If he forgets in the beginning, then let him say: 'Bismillah Fi Awwalihi Wa Akhirih (In the Name of Allah in its beginning and its end)"

Jami at-Tirmidhi 1858 (Book 25, Hadith 75) #27487

The Power of Mentioning Allah's Name

وعن أمية بن مخشى الصحابي رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏ كان رسول الله ﷺ جالساً ، ورجل يأكل، فلم يسم الله حتى لم يبق من طعامه إلا لقمة، فلما رفعها إلى فيه، قال‏:‏ بسم الله أوله وآخره، فضحك النبي ﷺ ، ثم قال‏:‏‏ "‏ما زال الشيطان يأكل معه، فلما ذكر اسم الله استقاء ما فيه بطنه‏"‏ ‏.‏ ‏‏((رواه أبو داود والنسائي))

Umaiyyah bin Makhshi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting while a man was eating food. That man did not mention the Name of Allah (before commencing to eat) till only a morsel of food was left. When he raised it to his mouth, he said: "Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (With the Name of Allah, in the beginning and in the end)". Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled at this and said, "Satan had been eating with him but when he mentioned the Name of Allah, Satan vomited all that was in his stomach". Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i.

Riyad as-Salihin 731 (Book 2, Hadith 5) #37220

Healing Through Dua:

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُصَيْفَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَدِمْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ ﷺ ـ وَبِي وَجَعٌ قَدْ كَادَ يُبْطِلُنِي فَقَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏ "‏ اجْعَلْ يَدَكَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّةِ اللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَشَفَانِيَ اللَّهُ 

It was narrated that ‘Uthman bin Abul-‘As Thaqafi said: It was narrated that 'Uthman bin Abul-'As Thaqafi said: "I came to the Prophet ﷺ and I was suffering pain that was killing me. The Prophet ﷺ said to me: 'Put your right hand on it and say: Bismillah, audhu biizzatil-lahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhiru. (In the Name of Allah, I seek refuge in the might and power of Allah from the evil of what I feel and what I fear)," seven times. I said that, and Allah healed me".

Sunan Ibn Majah 3522 (Book 31, Hadith 87) #32876

Remembering Allah When Drinking

وعن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله ﷺ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏لا تشربوا واحداً كشرب البعير، ولكن اشربوا مثنى وثلاث، وسموا إذا أنتم شربتم،واحمدوا إذا أنتم رفعتم‏"‏‏.‏((رواه الترمذي)) 

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not drink in one gulp like a camel, but in two or three (gulps). Mention the Name of Allah (ie, say Bismillah) when you start drinking and praise Him (ie, say Al-hamdu lillah) after you have finished (drinking)". At- Tirmidhi.

Riyad as-Salihin 757 (Book 2, Hadith 31) #37246

Eating Etiquette in Islam

عن عمر بن أبى سلمة رضى الله عنهما قال‏:‏ قال لي رسول الله ﷺ ‏:‏‏ "‏سم الله وكل بيمينك، وكل مما يليك‏"‏.‏ ((متفق عليه))

'Umar bin Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said to me, "Mention Allah's Name (ie, say Bismillah before starting eating), eat with your right hand, and eat from what is near you". Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Protection from Jinns with Bismillah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ بَشِيرِ بْنِ سَلْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدٌ الصَّفَّارُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ النَّصْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ‏ "‏ سَتْرُ مَا بَيْنَ أَعْيُنِ الْجِنِّ وَعَوْرَاتِ بَنِي آدَمَ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُهُمُ الْخَلاَءَ أَنْ يَقُولَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَإِسْنَادُهُ لَيْسَ بِذَاكَ الْقَوِيِّ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَشْيَاءُ فِي هَذَا 

Ali bin Abi Talid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that : the Messenger of Allah said: "The screen between the eyes of the Jinns and nakedness of the children of Adam when one of you enters the area of relieving oneself is saying: 'Bismillah'."

The Power of Prayer Before Intimacy

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ فَقَالَ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا‏.‏ فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ يُقَدَّرْ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدٌ فِي ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَضُرُّهُ شَيْطَانٌ أَبَدًا 

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual relation (sleep) with his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna ashShaitan, wa Jannib ash-Shaitana ma razaqtana, Satan would never harm that child, should it be ordained that they will have one. (Because of that sleep).

Protection Through Trust in Allah

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الأُمَوِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ  مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ مَنْ قَالَ - يَعْنِي إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ - بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ ‏.‏ يُقَالُ لَهُ كُفِيتَ وَوُقِيتَ ‏.‏ وَتَنَحَّى عَنْهُ الشَّيْطَانُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ

Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever says that is: when he leaves his house 'In the Name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, there is no might or power except by Allah (Bismillah, tawakkaltu 'alallah, la awla wa la quwwata illa billah) it will be said to him: 'You have been sufficed and protected, and Shaitan will become distant from him".