What is the place of the invocation when entering the bathroom, and what should one do if he forgets it?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : I am a man, and I forget and enter the bathroom. After I relieve myself, the important thing is that I entered the bathroom and made the invocation. Is there anything wrong with that or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, no, may Allah bless you. The invocation is before entering.
The questioner : Before entering.
The Shaykh : Before entering, you say: In the name of Allah, I seek refuge in Allah from the male and female evil ones.
The questioner : Okay, I forgot.
The Shaykh : If you forgot, we may say—and I do not assert this with certainty—we may say: go out, make the invocation, and enter, so that you do not miss the invocation, and do not make the invocation in the middle of the bathroom.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : I am a man, and I forget and enter the bathroom. After I relieve myself, the important thing is that I entered the bathroom and made the invocation. Is there anything wrong with that or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, no, may Allah bless you. The invocation is before entering.
The questioner : Before entering.
The Shaykh : Before entering, you say: In the name of Allah, I seek refuge in Allah from the male and female evil ones.
The questioner : Okay, I forgot.
The Shaykh : If you forgot, we may say—and I do not assert this with certainty—we may say: go out, make the invocation, and enter, so that you do not miss the invocation, and do not make the invocation in the middle of the bathroom.