Sunan Abi Dawud · Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْخَلاَءَ
Chapter: What A Person Should Say When He Enters The Area Wherein He Relieves Himself.
3 hadith · references 4–6
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Abu Dawud · 4كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْخَلَاءَ ، قَالَ : عَنْ حَمَّادٍ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ ، وَقَالَ : عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ ، قَالَ : أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الْخُبُAnas bin Malik reported: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the toilet, he used to say (before entering): "O Allaah, I seek refuge in Thee. " This is according to the version of Hammad. Abd al-Warith has another versi5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو يَعْنِي السَّدُوسِيَّ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ هُوَ ابْنُ صُهَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بAnother tradition on the authority of Anas has: " O Allaah, I seek refuge in Thee. " Shubah said: Anas sometimes reported the words: "I take refuge in Allah. "5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 6إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْحُشُوشَ مُحْتَضَرَةٌ ، فَإِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْخَلَاءَ ، فَلْيَقُلْ : أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِNarrated Zayd ibn Arqam: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: These privies are frequented by the jinns and devils. So when anyone amongst you goes there, he should say: "I seek refuge in Allah from male and female devils. "5 narrators