Daily life

Dua for entering the toilet

The toilet-entry supplication asks Allah for refuge from evil. The selected wording is reported in Sahih al-Bukhari and is kept separate from the forgiveness request said after leaving.

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Before entering the toilethadith
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
Transliteration

Allahumma inni a‘udhu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khaba’ith.

English meaning

O Allah, I seek Your protection from male and female devils.

Wording and source

Sahih al-Bukhari 142 records the Prophet’s entry-related supplication. Its two related Arabic terms need careful pronunciation and explanation; English renderings sometimes describe evil or male and female devils.

Read the card as the wording of this report. Differences in vowels or explanatory translations should be checked against the Arabic rather than resolved by copying whichever online graphic looks familiar.

Keeping the occasion clear

The report concerns entering the place used for relieving oneself. Learn the words beforehand so that you do not need to read a screen in an unsuitable setting.

Detailed questions about modern bathrooms, a combined washing area or speaking inside require their own etiquette lesson. This short text does not establish every rule about toilet use, purification or wudu.

Teaching the routine

A child or beginner can learn that the request is for protection and that leaving has different words. Keep the lesson calm and age-appropriate rather than using frightening descriptions of invisible harm.

Ordinary cleanliness, privacy and considerate use of shared facilities matter as practical habits. The prayer should not be presented as making hygiene unnecessary or guaranteeing that a person cannot become ill.

Common questions

Is this the leaving-toilet dua? No; leaving uses a separate forgiveness request. Is a repeated count specified? This card does not supply one. Should I change the vowels from a booklet? Compare the source and ask a competent reader. Does forgetting the prayer invalidate wudu? This narration is not a statement of wudu validity conditions; learn those separately.