When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the privy, he would say: 'Ghufrānak' (Your forgiveness)
Narrator in the source: ‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, reported saying:
‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her), reported: When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the privy, he would say: 'Ghufrānak' (Your forgiveness).- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Mājah, and Ahmad
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 10046 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ المؤْمنينَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنها: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنَ الغَائِطِ قَالَ: «غُفْرَانَكَ».Understand this hadith
When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the place where he answered the call of nature, he would say: I ask You for (Your forgiveness), O Allah.
Lessons from the hadith
- It is recommended to say 'Ghufrānak' upon leaving the lavatory.
- The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to ask for the forgiveness of his Lord in all conditions.
- It was said about the reason for asking for forgiveness after relieving oneself: It is due to the shortcoming in giving thanks to Allah for His many blessings, which include the facilitation to make it easy to remove what is harmful. I ask for Your forgiveness for being distracted from Your remembrance while answering the call of nature.
References (original Arabic)
سنن أبي داود (1/ 24) (30). سنن الترمذي (1/ 57) (7). سنن ابن ماجه (1/ 200) (300). مسند أحمد (42/ 124) (25220). توضيح الأحكام مِن بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله البسام (1/ 351). منحة العلام في شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله الفوزان (1/ 397).