Hadith 4536

Chapter 3

باب 3

(3) باب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْخَلاَءَ

(3) Chapter: What A Person Should Say When He Enters The Area Wherein He Relieves Himself (PT)
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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 " .

Another tradition on the authority of Anas has:
" O Allaah, I seek refuge in Thee."Shu'bah said: Anas sometimes reported the words: "I take refuge in Allah." (PT)

Reference (PT): Sunan Abi Dawud 5 (PT)

In-book reference (PT): Book 1, Hadith 5 (PT)

English translation (PT): Book 1, Hadith 5 (PT)