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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ.
In the Name of Allah. O Allah, I seek Your protection from the male and female devils.
Virtue
Alī b. Abī Tālib (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The screen between the jinn and the nakedness of the children of Ādam when they enter the lavatory is to say: ‘In the Name of Allah.’” (Tirmidhī 606) Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that whenever the Prophet ﷺ went to answer the call of nature, he used to say: “O Allah, I seek Your protection from the male and female devils.” (Bukhārī 142, Muslim 375) Zayd b. Arqam (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “These waste areas are visited (by jinns), so when anyone of you enters, let him say: ‘O Allah, I seek Your protection from the male and female devils.’” (Abū Dāwūd 6, Ibn Ḥibbān 1408, Ibn Mājah 296)
References
Tirmidhī 606; Bukhārī 142, Muslim 375; Abū Dāwūd 6, Ibn Ḥibbān 1408, Ibn Mājah 296
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غُفْرَانَكَ.
I seek Your forgiveness.
Virtue
ʿĀishah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrates that when the Prophet ﷺ came out of the lavatory, he used to say: [the above]” (Abū Dāwūd 30)
References
Abū Dāwūd 30
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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ.
In the Name of Allah.
Virtue
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There is no Ṣalāh for a person who does not perform wudhū, and there is no wudhū for a person who does not mention the name of Allah (in the beginning).” (Abū Dāwūd 101, Ibn Mājah 399)
References
Abū Dāwūd 101, Ibn Mājah 399
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هَـٰكَذَا أَمَرَنِيْ رَبِّيْ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
This is what I have been ordered to do by my Lord.
Virtue
Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated: “Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution, he took a handful of water, and, putting it under his chin, made it go through his beard, saying: [the above].” (Abū Dāwūd 145, Bayhaqī 250)
References
Abū Dāwūd 145, Bayhaqī 250
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أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ ورَسُوْلُهُ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِيْ مِنَ التَّوَّابِيْنَ ، وَاجْعَلْنِيْ مِنَ المُتَطَهِّرِيْنَ.
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. He is Alone and He has no partner whatsoever. And I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is His slave and His Messenger. O Allah, make me amongst the repentant, and make me amongst those who purify themselves.
Virtue
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever perfects his wudhū and then says [the above], the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him. He may enter through whichever one he wishes.” (Tirmidhī 55)
References
Tirmidhī 55
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سُبْحَانَكَ اللّٰهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وأَتُوْبُ إِلَيْكَ.
You are free from imperfection, O Allah, and all praise is to You. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
Virtue
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whosoever does wudhū and says [the above], it will be recorded in a parchment and then sealed with a seal which will not be broken till the Day of Judgement.” (Nasā’ī in ʿAmal al-Yawm wa-l-Laylah 81, al-Ṭabarānī in al-Duʿā’ 389)
References
Nasā’ī in ʿAmal al-Yawm wa-l-Laylah 81, al-Ṭabarānī in al-Duʿā’ 389
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