Duas

Use of the Toilet

Authentic supplications for Use of the Toilet, from the Quran and Sunnah. Each dua is shown in Arabic with its transliteration, translation and source.

Translation

Supplication Entering the Bathroom

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ

allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khaba'ith

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil and the wicked.

Reference: HR. al-Bukhari and Muslim

This supplication acts as a barrier between a servant's private parts and the jinn when entering the bathroom.

Supplication Leaving the Bathroom

غُفْرَانَكَ

ghufranak

I ask for Your forgiveness (O Allah).

Reference: HR. at-Tirmidzi

The bathroom is one of the homes of the jinn and devils, so it is recommended to ask for forgiveness for any mistakes, intentional or unintentional, made while in the bathroom.

Invocation for entering the restroom

([بِسْمِ اللَّهِ] اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ وَالْخَبائِث).

((Bismil-lah) allahumma innee aAAoothu bika minal-khubthi wal-khaba-ith.)

((In the name of Allah). O Allah, I take refuge with you from all evil and evil-doers.)

Reference: Hisn al-Muslim: Invocation for entering the restroom