Dua for Leaving Toilet
Dua 1: Seeking Forgiveness After Using the Lavatory
When leaving the lavatory, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say the following.
غُفْرَانَكَ ❁ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَذْهَبَ عَنِّي الْأَذَى ❁ وَعَافَانِي ❁
Ghufrānak. Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi lladhī adhhaba ʿannī l-adhā, wa-ʿāfānī.
I seek Your forgiveness. Praise belongs to Allah, Who removed harm from me and granted me well-being.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (30), At-Tirmidhi (7), Ibn Majah (300), Ibn Majah (301) |
Dua 2: Praising Allah for Relief and Well-Being
Ibn Umar I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out of the lavatory, he would say this supplication.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَذَاقَنِي لَذَّتَهُ ❁ وَأَبْقَى فِيَّ قُوَّتَهُ ❁ وَدَفَعَ عَنِّي أَذَاهُ ❁
Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi lladhī adhāqanī ladhdhatahu, wa-abqā fiyya quwwatahu, wa-dafaʿa ʿannī adhāh.
Praise belongs to Allah, Who allowed me to enjoy the taste of food, retained its strength within me, and removed its harm from me.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (25) |
