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Source: Abu Dawud 30

Dua for leaving the bathroom

غُفْرَانَكَ

Ghufrānak.

I seek Your forgiveness.

When to say it

Said upon leaving the toilet, stepping out with the right foot.

Virtue & benefit

A word of humility: after relief from harm, the believer turns straight to asking Allah's forgiveness, as the Prophet ﷺ did.

Source

Sunan Abī Dāwūd (30) and Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī (7), from ʿĀ’ishah, graded authentic.

Frequently asked

What dua do you say after leaving the bathroom?

Say "Ghufrānak" — I seek Your forgiveness — stepping out with the right foot.

Why do we say Ghufranak after the bathroom?

It expresses gratitude and humility: having been relieved of harm, one immediately seeks Allah's forgiveness.

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