<P> Aisha reported: "The Prophet said, "When any of you wants to eat, he should mention the Name of God in the beginning (Bismillah). If he forgets to do it in the beginning, he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of God at the beginning and at the end)". </P> <Dl> <Dd>--From At - Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud </Dd> </Dl> <Dd>--From At - Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud </Dd> <P> Umaiyyah bin Makshi reported: "The Prophet was sitting while a man was eating food . That man did not mention the Name of God till only a morsel of food was left . When he raised it to his mouth, he said, Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu . The Prophet smiled at this and said, "Satan had been eating with him but when he mentioned the Name of God, Satan vomited all that was in his stomach". </P>

Bismillah ir rahman ir rahim in arabic text