Dua for Entering Toilet
Dua 1: Seeking Protection From Devils When Entering the Lavatory
Anas I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to enter the lavatory, he would say:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ ❁
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina l-khubuthi wa-l-khabā'ith.
O Allah, I seek Your protection from male and female devils.
| Reference | Al-Bukhari (142), Muslim (375) |
Dua 2: Saying Bismillah With the Supplication for Protection
The Basmalah is also reported at the beginning of the supplication mentioned above, as narrated by at-Tabarani, ad-Daraqutni and Ibn as-Sunni.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ ❁
Bismi Llāh. Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina l-khubuthi wa-l-khabā'ith.
In the name of Allah. O Allah, I seek Your protection from male and female devils.
| Reference | At-Tirmidhi (5), Abu Dawud (4) |
Dua 3: Saying Bismillah Before Entering the Lavatory
Ali I reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “That which shields the private parts of the son of Adam from the sight of the jinn when he enters the lavatory is his saying: In the name of Allah.”
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ❁
Bismi Llāh.
In the name of Allah
| Reference | At-Tirmidhi (606) |
Dua 4: A Comprehensive Supplication for Protection From Evil
Ibn Umar I reported that the Prophet ﷺ would recite the following supplication when entering the toilet.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الرِّجْسِ النَّجِسِ ❁ الْخَبِيثِ الْمُخْبِثِ ❁ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ ❁
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina r-rijsi n-najisi, l-khabīthi l-mukhbithi, sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm.
O Allah, I seek Your protection from Shaytan the outcast, who is filthy and impure, wicked and corrupting.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (18) |
