Is this du’a authentic?
اللهم بارك لنا فيه وأطعمنا خيرا منه
Allahumma barik lana fihi wa at’imna khayram minhu
Answer:
Imams Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud (rahimahumallah) have recorded this du’a. Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) instructed that this du’a be recited [before] eating.
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith sound (hasan).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3455 and Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 3723)
Translation
O Allah! Grant us blessing in this food and feed us better than it.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar