SUNNAHS OF ENTERING AND LEAVING THE TOILET :

SUNNAHS OF ENTERING AND LEAVING THE TOILET :

People use bathroom many times during the day and night. If they observe these sunan for entering and leaving everytime they go, they will fulfill FIVE sunan for entering and leaving. SubhanAllah !


1- Enter with the left foot and leave with the right.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik and collected in Sahih al-Bukhari


2- One should say Bismillaah before entering. Reported from Ali (radyAllaahu anhu) who said: Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

"The screen that is between the Jinn and the private parts of human beings, when he enters the bathroom area, is that he says: Bismillaah (In the Name of Allaah)."

Reported by At-Tirmidhee and Ibn Maajah and its chain of narration is acceptable (hasan) due to supporting evidences.


3- Reported from Anas (radyAllaahu anhu) that he said: When the Prophet (sallalahu alayhi wa sallam) would enter the bathroom, he would say:

"Allaahumma Innee Audhu bika min-al-khubuthi wal-khabaa'ith.

[O Allaah, verily, I seek refuge in You from the male and female devils]

(Bukhari & Muslim)


4- Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari (radi allalahu anhu), the Prophet (sallalahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “While defecating, neither face nor turn your back to the Qibla but face either east or west.” Abu Aiyub added. “When we arrived in Sham we came across some lavatories facing the Qibla; therefore we turned ourselves while using them and asked for Allah’s forgiveness.”

(Sahih Bukhari)


5- When one wishes to exit from the bathroom area, he should say what has been authentically reported in the Sunan of Abu Dawood from the hadeeth of Aaishah (radi allahu anha),

when Allaahs Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) exited the bathroom area, he would say: "Ghufraanaka" (I ask for Your Forgiveness).

The reason for this is because since Allaah has relieved him from this harmful thing (excrement), it is the proper place to ask Him to also free him from the harm of sins.