Dua Before Entering the Lavatory
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ.
Translation :
In the Name of Allah. O Allah, I seek Your protection from the male and female devils.
Transliteration :
Bismi-llāh, allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-khubuthi wa-l-khabā’ith
Hadith:
Alī b. Abī Tālib (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The screen between the jinn and the nakedness of the children of Ādam when they enter the lavatory is to say: 'In the Name of Allah.'” (Tirmidhī 606)
Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that whenever the Prophet ﷺ went to answer the call of nature, he used to say: "O Allah, I seek Your protection from the male and female devils." (Bukhārī 142, Muslim 375)
Zayd b. Arqam (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “These waste areas are visited (by jinns), so when anyone of you enters, let him say: 'O Allah, I seek Your protection from the male and female devils.'” (Abū Dāwūd 6, Ibn Ḥibbān 1408, Ibn Mājah 296).
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