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PRAYERS 42 dearer to me than my soul and my family and my wealth and dearer than cold water. Prayer for going to the Lavatory Hadrat Anas ra relates that when the Holy Prophet sa used to go to the lavatory, he recited this prayer: َ ا ّٰ ﻟ ُ ﻠ َّ ﻬ ِﻢ إ ِّۡ َين ُ أ ۡ ﻋ ُ ﻮ ِ ذ َ ﺑ ِﻚ َ ﻣ ُْﻦ ۡ اخل ِ ﺒ َﺚ َْ و َ اخل ِ ﺒ ِ ﺎﺋ ﺚ. 48 O Lord I seek refuge in You from all unclean things and unclean matters Prayer on coming out of the Lavatory Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer when coming out of the lavatory: ﻏُﻔۡﺮَاﻧَکَ. 49 I seek Your forgiveness. Hadrat Ab u Dharr Ghif a r i ra relates that when the Holy Prophet sa used to come out of the lavatory, he recited these words; َ َْ ا ۡ حل ُ ﻤ َِِّّٰﺪ ِ اﻟ ۡ ﺬ َي ۡ أ َ ذ َ ﻫ َﺐ ِّ ﻋ َْىن ٰ اﻷ ذ َى َ و 2 َ ِۡ ﺎﻓ ﺎين. 50 All praise belongs to All a h , Who delivered me of this burden and bestowed safety on me. Prayer for Ablution Hadrat ‘Umar Ibne Kha tt ab ra relates the Holy Prophet sa used to recite these words after performing ablution. He said that the doors of the heaven are opened for one who recites these words: َ ۡ أ َ ﺷ ُ ﻬ َﺪ ۡ أ َّن ِﻻ ٰ إ َ ﻟ ِﻪ َّ إ ُﻻ َاﷲ ۡ و َ ﺣ ٗ ﺪ Rَ َﻻ ِ ﺷ ۡ ﺮ َ ﻳ َﻚ ٗ ﻟ َﻪ َو ۡ أ َ ﺷ ُ ﻬ َﺪ َّ أ َُن َّ حم ً ﻤ ﺪ َا ۡ ﻋ ُ ﺒ ٗ ﺪ Rَ َو ُ ر ْ ﺳ ُ ﻮ ٗ ﻟ َﻪ ّٰ ا ُ ﻟﻠ َّ ﻬ ۡﻢ َ اﺟ ۡ ﻌ ِْ ﻠ ِين َ ﻣ َّﻦ َّ اﻟﺘ ِ ﻮ َۡ اﺑ َني ۡو َ اﺟ ۡ ﻌ ِْ ﻠ ِين َ ﻣ ُْﻦ َ امل َ ﺘ ِّ ﻄ ِ ﻬ ۡ ﺮ َ ﻳ ﻦ. 51 I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except All a h. He is One and has no