A Day in the Life of a Muslim Child by Darussalam - page 31

What a nice melon it is! My mother cut a
piece of water .mclon and gave it to me. I
started to eat it then suddenly I realiz ed
that I forgot to say .cu I ~ Bismilldh. My
father noticed that I was little upset then I
told him that I forgot to say .cuI ~
Bismilldh. He told me that our Prophet
1'-') ~ .cuI ~ has given guidance on all
aspects of life. He taught us that if
somebody forgets to say .cuI ~ Bismilldh
before starting the meal, he should say