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Sunan Abi Dawud 5 — Simple Dua for Entering Toilet
What A Person Should Say When He Enters The Area Wherein He Relieves Himself
Toilet Dua Hadith: I Seek Refuge in Allah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 5
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 5
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، - يَعْنِي السَّدُوسِيَّ - حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، - هُوَ ابْنُ صُهَيْبٍ - عَنْ أَنَسٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ " . وَقَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً " أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ " .
Anas Narrated from:
O Allaah, I seek refuge in Thee. Shu'bah said: Anas sometimes reported the words: "I take refuge in Allah."
[1] All of this indicating the differences reported in the beginning of the narration.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 5In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 5English translation : Book 1, Hadith 5
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 5
This narration is closely linked to the hadith about the dua before entering the toilet. It reports from Anas that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee.” Shu'bah also mentioned that Anas sometimes reported the words, “I take refuge in Allah.” The core message stays simple: before entering the toilet, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sought Allah’s refuge. The narration does not add a long explanation, so the content should remain focused on that. For people searching for Islamic toilet dua, this hadith gives a short form that is easy to remember. It also shows how the same meaning may be reported with slightly different wording in the chain.
What we learn from this hadith
- Seeking refuge in Allah before entering the toilet is taught in this narration.
- The reported wording is short and easy to say.
- The narration preserves slightly different wording with the same basic meaning.
