(172)    الْحَمْـدُ للهِ الَّذي أَطْعَمَنـي هـذا وَرَزَقَنـيهِ مِنْ غَـيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلا قُوَّة . Alhamdu lillahil-lathee atAAamanee hatha warazaqaneehi min ghayri hawlin minnee wala quwwah. ‘All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any might nor power from myself.’             (173) الْحَمْـدُ […]

(174) اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَهُمْ فيما رَزَقْـتَهُم، وَاغْفِـرْ لَهُـمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ. Allahumma barik lahum feema razaqtahum, waghfir lahum warhamhum. ‘O Allah, bless for them, that which You have provided them, forgive them and have mercy upon them.’

(175)    اللّهُـمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَن أَطْعَمَني، وَاسْقِ مَن سقاني. Allahumma atAAim man atAAamanee wasqi man saqanee. ‘O Allah, feed him who fed me, and provide with drink him who provided me with drink.’

(176) أَفْطَـرَ عِنْدَكُم الصّـائِمونَ وَأَكَلَ طَعامَـكُمُ الأبْـرار، وَصَلَّـتْ عَلَـيْكُمُ الملائِكَـة. Aftara AAindakumus-sa-imoon, wa-akala taAAamakumul-abrar, wasallat AAalaykumul-mala-ikah. ‘May the fasting break their fast in your home, and may the dutiful and pious eat your food, and may the angles send prayers upon you.’

(177)  ‘If you are not invited (to a meal) then answer.  If  you happen to be fasting, then supplicate (for those present) and if you are not fasting, then eat.’

(178)    اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَنا في ثَمَـرِنا، وَبارِكْ لَنا في مَدينَتِنـا، وَبارِكْ لَنا في صاعِنـا، وَبارِكْ لَنا في مُدِّنا. Allahumma barik lana fee thamarina, wabarik lana fee madeenatina, wabarik lana fee saAAina wabarik lana fee muddina. ‘O Allah, bless our fruit for us, bless our town for us, bless our […]

(179) ‘When one of you sneezes he should say: الْحَمْـدُ للهِ. Alhamdu lillah. ‘All praise if for Allah.’ …and his brother or companion should say to him: يَرْحَمُـكَ الله. Yarhamukal-lah. ‘May Allah have mercy upon you.’ …and he (i.e. the one who sneezed) replies back to him: يَهْـديكُـمُ اللهُ وَيُصْـلِحُ […]

(180)    بارَكَ اللّهُ لَك، وَبارَكَ عَلَـيْك، وَجَمَعَ بَيْـنَكُما في خَـيْر . Barakal-lahu lak, wabaraka AAalayk, wajamaAAa baynakuma fee khayr. ‘May Allah bless for you (your spouse) and bless you, and may He unite both of you in goodness.’

(181) when you marry a woman or buy a maidservant, you should say: اللّهُـمَّ  إِنَّـي أَسْـأَلُـكَ خَيْـرَها، وَخَيْـرَ ما جَبَلْـتَهـا عَلَـيْه، وَأَعـوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَـرِّها، وَشَـرِّ ما جَبَلْـتَهـا عَلَـيْه. Allahumma innee as-aluka khayraha wakhayra ma jabaltaha AAalayh, wa-aAAoothu bika min sharriha washarri ma jabaltaha AAalayh. ‘O Allah, I ask You […]

(182)    بِسْمِ الله اللّهُـمَّ جَنِّبْنا الشَّيْـطانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّـيْطانَ ما رَزَقْـتَنا. Bismil-lah, allahumma jannibnash-shaytan, wajannibish-shaytana ma razaqtana. ‘In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep the devil away from us and keep the devil away from what you have blessed us with.’