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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Morning Supplications
بَابُ دَعَوَاتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَChapter: The Prophet's ﷺ Supplications
Hadith 692
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسٌ ، قَالَ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْخَلاءَ ، قَالَ : ”اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) intended to enter the toilet, he would recite this supplication: "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from male and female evil jinn."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The dwelling place of Satan is filthy locations, and he tries to harm a person at the time of relieving himself. Therefore, a Muslim has been instructed to recite this supplication before entering the toilet so that he remains protected from the jinn and devils. The Prophetic instruction is:
((The barrier between the jinn and the private parts of the children of Adam, when one of them enters the toilet, is that he says: Bismillah)) (Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Purification, Hadith: 297)
“The thing that acts as a veil between the jinn and the private parts of the children of Adam is that when he enters the latrine, he says: Bismillah.”
➋ The supplication should be recited before entering the toilet, as is explicitly mentioned in the hadith: when he intended to enter, he would recite it. And when relieving oneself in an open area, one should recite the supplication before lifting the garment.
➊ The dwelling place of Satan is filthy locations, and he tries to harm a person at the time of relieving himself. Therefore, a Muslim has been instructed to recite this supplication before entering the toilet so that he remains protected from the jinn and devils. The Prophetic instruction is:
((The barrier between the jinn and the private parts of the children of Adam, when one of them enters the toilet, is that he says: Bismillah)) (Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Purification, Hadith: 297)
“The thing that acts as a veil between the jinn and the private parts of the children of Adam is that when he enters the latrine, he says: Bismillah.”
➋ The supplication should be recited before entering the toilet, as is explicitly mentioned in the hadith: when he intended to enter, he would recite it. And when relieving oneself in an open area, one should recite the supplication before lifting the garment.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 692
