Is there a prayer to be said before entering and while leaving the toilet?

Dear Brother / Sister,

Before entering the toilet, it is mustahab to say audhu… bismillah… and the following prayer, if one knows it:

اَللَّهُمَّ اِنِّى اَعُوذُبِكَ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ وَالْخَبآءِثِ

“Allahumma inni audhu bika minal khubthi wal khabaith.”

“O Allah! I seek protection in you from the male and female unclean spirits.” (Bukhari, Daawat, 54)

It is necessary to enter the toilet with the left foot and exit with the right foot. One should not urinate while standing, should not speak and eat anything in the toilet.

The following prayer is said while leaving the toilet:

اَلْحَمْدُ ِللهِ الَّذِى اَذْهَبَ عَنِّى اْلاَذَى وَعَافَاني

“Alhamdu lillahi’lladhi adhhaba anni’l-aza wa afani. (Praise be to Allah, who relieved me from the suffering and gave me health.)” (Ibn Majah, Taharah 10)

The Prophet (pbuh) would sometimes say, غُفْرَانَكَ يَٓا رَبّ / Ghufranaka ya Rab” while leaving the toilet, thanking the Divine grace for such blessings of relief. (see Zadul-Maad, 2/387)

One should enter the toilet and bathroom with the left foot and leave with the right foot. One should enter places such as houses and mosques with the right foot and leave with the left foot.

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