Purification · Daily
Say 'Ghufranak' when leaving the toilet
- The practice
- As you step out of the toilet, say 'Ghufranak.'
- When
- When you leave the toilet
- In daily life
- One word, said as you step out and switch off the light. At home, at work or at a motorway service station, it goes wherever you go. Teach it to your kids along with the du'a for going in.
The source
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلاَءِ قَالَ " غُفْرَانَكَ " .
“Aishah, [may Allah be pleased with her] said:"When the Prophet would exit the toilet he would say: 'Ghufranak”Narrated by AishahJami at-Tirmidhi 7 (sahih, al-Albani)
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-tirmidhi · Translation: translator not named in the edition (eng-tirmidhi), from the eng-tirmidhi edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.