And from him (may Allah be pleased with him) it was said: (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he entered the place of relief, would say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil spirits").

The Shaykh : Then he said: Beginning the lesson for tonight, the new lesson: "And from him—meaning: from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him)—it was said:

When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wanted to enter the lavatory, he said, 'O Allah, I seek refuge with You from foulness and foul things.'

كان النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم إذا دخل الخلاء قال : اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الخُبْث والخبائث

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 692

It was narrated by the seven":
His saying (may Allah be pleased with him): means: he intended to enter it. Expressing a firm intention with the verb of the action, when the action is imminent, is common in the Arabic language. Allah the Exalted said: : meaning: if you intend to recite with a firm intention close to the action, the verb is used for that.
So means: if he intended to enter it at the time of his entering.
And al-Khala' is the name for the place where a person relieves himself, meaning: where he answers his call of nature.
And it was named so because a person is secluded from people by it and hides from people by it.
He said: :
"O Allah"—the grammarians say: its original form is "Ya Allah," and for this reason "Allah" is built on the dammah, and the mim is a substitute for the deleted ya. It was chosen to be placed at the end as a good omen by mentioning the name of Allah, as a good omen by beginning with the mention of the name of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And the mim was chosen because it is more indicative of gathering than any other letter, so it is as if a person gathers his heart upon his Lord (Mighty and Majestic) and asks Him. This is from the perspective of the conjugation of this word. As for its meaning, its meaning is: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You." "I seek refuge" means: I take hold, I take hold in You. It is said: "He sought refuge in the thing" and "He clung to the thing," and the difference between them is: seeking refuge is from what is disliked, and clinging is to what is loved. So you say: "I clung to so-and-so to fulfill my need," and you say: "I sought refuge in so-and-so from the evil of so-and-so," for example. And the one in whom one seeks refuge is a living being who is able to defend you. So what is the difference between clinging and seeking refuge? What is the difference?
Seeking refuge is from what is disliked, and clinging is to what is loved. And on this basis, the poet said:
"O He in whom I cling for what I hope for *** And in whom I seek refuge from what I fear",
"O He in whom I take shelter in what I hope for, *** And in whom I seek refuge from what I fear
"People do not set straight a bone that you have broken *** Nor do they break a bone that you have set straight".
And there are two views regarding it:
The first view: al-Khubuth.
And the second view: al-Khubuth.
As for al-Khaba'ith, it is one view.
So on the view of sukun (quiescence), the meaning of al-Khubuth is evil, and al-Khaba'ith are evil souls.
And on the view of dammah (vowelization): al-Khubuth is the plural of khabith, and the meaning of al-Khubuth is the male jinn, and al-Khaba'ith are the female jinn.
And if we compare between the two views, we find that the first view is more general and comprehensive, and that the second view is more specific to the place.
Now, once more, al-Khubuth with sukun, what is it?
The student: Evil.

The Shaykh : And al-Khaba'ith are evil souls.
Al-Khubuth with dammah: the plural of khabith, and they are the male jinn, and al-Khaba'ith are the female jinn. The first view is more general and the second view is more specific in this place, and that is because the place of relief is a dwelling or place of the jinn.
So the mosques are the houses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and the abode of the angels, whereas the place of relief is the abode of the jinn. So which one do I say?
Since each one is preferred from a certain angle, what do I say?
I choose that we take the more general one: .
So if you intend to enter the place of relief, say: And the connection is very clear because the place of relief is the abode of the jinn and the people of evil.