Saying “Baraka Allah” when invited to eat

Question

It is customary to answer the one who is eating by saying “Baraka Allah” (بارك الله). Where is the proof for this?

Answer

[ar]عن عبد الله ﵁ قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: إذا دعي أحدكم فليجب، فإن كان مفطرًا فليأكل، وإن كان صائمًا دعا له بالبركة[/ar] ‘Abdullah ﵁ narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When one of you is invited, let him respond: if he is not fasting, let him eat, and if he is fasting, let him pray for blessing for him” (“‘Amal al-Yawm wa al-Layla”, p. 131).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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