Is the recitation of Al-Fatiha and other supplications before eating—as some Muslims in India do, claiming that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did so—correct, especially since they cite a Prophetic hadith that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, supplicated for food presented to him before he ate?

It is sunnah to supplicate for the host after finishing the meal, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate for the host with blessings, forgiveness, and mercy, saying: "O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them, and forgive them and have mercy on them," or "May the fasting break their fast with you, may the righteous eat your food, and may the angels invoke blessings upon you."

However, the aforementioned supplication is for a person to make for themselves, not in a congregational manner.

Congregational supplication after food, with raised hands and saying "Ameen," has no basis in Islamic law, and it is an innovation (bid'ah).

Similarly, reciting Al-Fatiha and supplicating with specific supplications before food is an innovation that has no basis in religion. It has not been authentically reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, habitually raised his hands in supplication or recited Al-Fatiha before or after food.

It is obligatory to abandon these innovations and suffice with the authentic Sunnah. People should be guided and warned against newly invented innovations.