Before Entering the Toilet
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ
In the Name of Allah.
Bismillahi
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil jinn.
Allahumma inni a‘udhu bika minal khubthi wal khaba’ith
Al-Bukhari 1/45, No. 142; Muslim 1/283, No. 375. The addition of “Bismillah” at the beginning is narrated by Sa‘id ibn Mansur. See Fath al-Bari, 1/244.
Hisnul Muslim
After Leaving the Toilet
غُفْرَانَكَ
I seek Your forgiveness.
Ghufranaka
This hadith has been recorded by all the Sunan compilers except An-Nasa’i, but he has recorded it in his ‘Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah (No. 79). Abu Dawood, No. 30; Tirmidhi, No. 7; Ibn Majah, No. 300. Shaykh al-Albani graded it as Sahih in Sahih Sunan Abi Dawood 1/19.
Seeking Refuge Before Entering the Toilet
Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) reported: When the Prophet ﷺ entered the toilet, he would say:
“O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil jinn.”
(اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الخُبْثِ وَالخَبَائِثِ)
(Sahih al-Bukhari, 142; Sahih Muslim, 375)
Adding “Bismillah” Before the Dua
Sa‘id ibn Mansur narrated that when the Prophet ﷺ entered the toilet, he would say:
“Bismillah. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil jinn.”
(بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الخُبْثِ وَالخَبَائِثِ)
This addition of “Bismillah” is considered recommended by many scholars.
(Reported by Sa‘id ibn Mansur; see Fath al-Bari, 1/244)
Covering Oneself Before Relieving Oneself
Ali ibn Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“The screen between the jinn and the private parts of a person when he enters the toilet is to say: Bismillah.”
(سِتْرُ مَا بَيْنَ أَعْيُنِ الجِنِّ وَعَوْرَاتِ بَنِي آدَمَ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُهُمُ الخَلَاءَ أَنْ يَقُولَ: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ)
(Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 606; graded Hasan by Al-Albani)
The Etiquette of Entering with the Left Foot First
Aishah (رضي الله عنها) reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to like starting with his right side in all matters, except when entering the toilet, he would begin with his left foot.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, 168; Sahih Muslim, 268)
