Daily Hadith Thu 22-Apr-2010 - 09 Jumada al-Ula 1431 حديث اليوم
باب التسمية في أوله والحمد في آخره
وعن أبي أُمامة رضيَ اللَّه عنهُ أنَّ النَبيَّ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم كانَ إِذا رَفَعَ مَائِدَتَهُ قال: «الحَمْدُ للَّه حمداً كَثيراً طَيِّباً مُبَارَكاً فِيه، غَيرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلا مُسْتَغْنًي عَنْهُ رَبَّنَا» رواه البخاري .
734/100 - رياض الصالحين
Mentioning Bismillah before and saying Al-Hamdulillah after Eating
Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the Prophet (PBUH) finished a meal, he would say: "Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi, ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in, wa la mustaghnan `anhu, Rabbuna. (All praise is due to Allah, praise which is abundant, pure, and full of blessings, which is indispensable and to which one cannot be indifferent)."[Al-Bukhari].


Commentary:
This Hadith mentions a supplication which Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to recite after taking meal. The economy of words was the essence of the Prophet's (PBUH) eloquence as displayed here. To supplicate this Prophetic prayer after taking a meal is recommendable.
100/734 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
Thu 22-Apr-2010 - 09 Jumada al-Ula 1431