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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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And from her (may Allah be pleased with her): (That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say when he came out of the toilet: "Your forgiveness").

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The Shaykh :"And from her (may Allah be pleased with her):
Umm Salama told that when the Prophet went out of his house he said, “In the name of God; I trust in God; O God, we seek refuge in Thee from slipping, or straying, or causing injustice, or suffering injustice, or doing wrong, or having wrong done to us." Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Nasa'i transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition, In the version of Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah, Umm Salama said that God’s messenger never went out of her house without raising his eye to the sky and saying, “O God, I seek refuge in Thee lest I stray or lead others stray,* or cause injustice, or suffer injustice, or do wrong, or have wrong done to me.” *Some read as above, but others read 'or be led astray'. أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا خرج من الغائط قال : غفرانك
Mishkat al-Masabih 2442
It was narrated by the five, and Abu Hatim and al-Hakim graded it as authentic"
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Her statement:
Used to, when he came out كان إذا خرج
means: when he actually came out.
He says when he comes out:
Forgiveness is Yours غفرانك
: And "Ghufuran" is a verbal noun, like "Rajhan" is the verbal noun of "Rajha" (to be heavier), and "Shukran" is the verbal noun of "Shukr" (to be grateful), and it is in the accusative case due to a deleted verb, the meaning of which is: I ask You for Your forgiveness.
And he only made this supplication:
It was said: Because in the state of relieving oneself, one does not remember Allah, so he sought forgiveness for having refrained from remembering Allah in this state, as if he had wasted a portion of his precious life, so he sought Allah's forgiveness for that. However, there is a consideration regarding this explanation, because if one does not remember Allah in this place, he is obeying and following, and for this reason, we do not say to a menstruating woman when she becomes pure, takes a bath, and prays: "Seek Allah's forgiveness," because her refraining from prayer is by the command of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
And some scholars said: The seeking of forgiveness here has a relevance, which is: When a person relieves himself of the harmful, the tangible harmful thing, he remembers the intangible harmful thing, which are the sins. Indeed, carrying sins is heavier than carrying excrement and urine, so he remembers the sins at that time and asks Allah to forgive him, and this is the correct view.
Source alathar.net

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