What Is To Be Said When Entering The Toilet
Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 296 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 108
Source no. 296 · Volume 1 · Page 368
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (١٠٧٠) ، صحيح أبي داود (٤) ، المشكاة (٣٥٧)
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296. It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'These Hushush (waste areas) are visited (by devils), so when anyone of you enters, let him say: 'Allāhumma inni a'udhu bika minal-khubthi wa'l-khabā'ith (O Allāh, I seek refuge with You from male and female devils).'" (Sahih) Other chains with similar wording.
296 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْحُشُوشَ مُحْتَضَرَةٌ، فَإِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ، فَلْيَقُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ " حَدَّثَنَا جَمِيلُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْعَتَكِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ
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'Male and female devils' means the devils among the Jinn, that take pleasure in teasing humans just for fun. The devils, of impure disposition as they are, only like unclean places. That is why they frequent the toilets. The supplication quoted above must be recited before entering the washroom or lavatory. (See Bukhārī: 142.) It is against the rules of decency to articulate supplications inside the lavatory with the tongue. In case a person is going to relieve himself in an open field, let him pronounce the supplication before undressing himself.