Seeking the Place to Relieve Oneself and the Etiquettes of Entering and Exiting
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 3
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 3
Seeking the Place to Relieve Oneself and the Etiquettes of Entering and Exiting
وَ وَجَدْتُ بِخَطِّ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ حَدِيثاً أَسْنَدَهُ إِلَى اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَنْ كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّهْوُ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَقُلْ إِذَا دَخَلَ اَلْخَلاَءَ: بِسْمِ اَللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ اَلرِّجْسِ اَلنِّجْسِ اَلْخَبِيثِ اَلْمُخْبِثِ اَلشَّيْطَانِ اَلرَّجِيمِ.
I found in the handwriting of Sa’d ibn Abdullah a narration attributed to Imam Al-Sadiq عليه السلام, in which He said: "Whoever experiences frequent forgetfulness in prayer should say, upon entering the restroom: Bismillāhi wa billāhi a‘ūdhu billāhi mina al-rijsi al-najsi al-khabīthi al-mukhbithi al-shayṭāni al-rajīm 'In the name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and by Allah سبحانه وتعالى. I seek refuge in Allah سبحانه وتعالى from the unclean, impure, evil, defiling devil, the accursed.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh