Lavatory & Wudu Duas

Before Entering the Lavatory

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.

Sources

1. Alī b. Abī Ṭālib (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) 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)

2. Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) 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)

3. Zayd b. Arqam (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) 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)

After Coming Out of the Lavatory

غُفْرَانَكَ.

I seek Your forgiveness.

Source

1. ʿĀ'ishah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhā) narrates that when the Prophet ﷺ came out of the lavatory, he used to say: [the above]. (Abū Dāwūd 30)

Before Wuḍu

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ.

In the Name of Allah.

Source

1. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There is no ṣalāh for a person who does not perform wuḍū, and there is no wuḍū for a person who does not mention the name of Allah (in the beginning).” (Abū Dāwūd 101, Ibn Mājah 399)

After Completing Wuḍu #1

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 worthy of worship except Allah. He is Alone and He has no partner whatsoever. And I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and His Messenger. O Allah, make me amongst the repentant, and make me amongst those who purify themselves.

Source

1. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever perfects his wuḍū’ 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)

After Completing Wuḍu #2

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 worthy of worship except You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.

Source

1. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whosoever does wuḍū’ 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)