Ibn Abbas radiyallahu anhu reports, Khalid ibn Waleed and I both accompanied
Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam to the house of Maymunah. (Ummul
Mu'mineen, Maymunah radiyallahu anha was the maternal aunt of both). She served
milk in a vessel. Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam drank from it. I was on
his right and Khalid ibn Waleed on his left. Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe
wasallam said the right of drinking is now yours (as you are on the right). If
you so wish you could give your right to Khalid. I replied that I would give no
one preference from your left over. After that Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe
wasallam said, Whenever Allah feeds one something, this du'aa should be recited:
Allahumma baarik lanaa fihi wa-at'imanaa khayram minhu.
(Translation: O Allah grant us barakah in it, and feed us something better than
it.)
Whenever Allah gives someone milk to drink one should read:
Allahumma baarik lanaa fihi wa-zidnaa minhu.
(Translation: O Allah grant us barakah in it and increase it for us.)
Sayyidinaa Ibn Abbas radiyallahu anhu says that after having something
Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam made du'aa for something better than it.
And after drinking milk he taught to make du'aa for the increase of it, because
Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, There is nothing that serves both
as food and water excepting milk.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ هُوَ ابْنُ
أَبِي حَرْمَلَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى
الله عليه وسلم، أَنَا، وَخَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ، فَجَاءَتْنَا
بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ، فَشَرِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَأَنَا عَلَى
يَمِينِهِ، وَخَالِدٌ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ، فَقَالَ لِي: الشَّرْبَةُ لَكَ، فَإِنْ
شِئِتَ آثَرْتَ بِهَا خَالِدًا، فَقُلْتُ: مَا كُنْتُ لأُوثِرَ عَلَى سُؤْرِكَ
أَحدًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَنْ أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ
طَعَامًا، فَلْيَقُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ، وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْرًا
مِنْهُ، وَمَنْ سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَبَنًا، فَلْيَقُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ
بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ، وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى
الله عليه وسلم: لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ يُجْزِئُ مَكَانَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ، غَيْرُ
اللَّبَنِ.