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.
Make this dua a daily habit
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