Article Why do we say Ghufranak (I ask you for forgiveness) when leaving toilet? by Shaykh ibn Uthaimeen

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Amir
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Shaikh ibn Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, was asked about the statement of some scholars that the significance of a person’s saying, “[I ask You for] Your Forgiveness [غُفْرَانَكَ],” upon leaving the toilet is due to the fact that since he had been prevented from remembering Allaah at that time it is befitting for him to seek Allaah’s Forgiveness [for that upon leaving], is that correct?

He replied, “That is debatable, because the person [in question] has only been prevented from remembering Allaah due to an order from Allaah, and if it is due to Allaah’s order then he has not exposed himself to punishment, in fact [by doing so] he has put himself forward for a reward, that is why a menstruating woman does not pray or fast: when she then becomes clean is it a part of theSunnah for her to seek Allaah’s forgiveness for not having prayed and fasted during her menstrual days? Absolutely not, no-one has ever said that.

Based upon this, it becomes clear that the significance [of saying, “[I ask You for] Your Forgiveness [غُفْرَانَكَ],” upon leaving the toilet] is that when a person has unburdened himself from something harmful to the body he calls to mind the harm of sinning, and so asks Allaah to lighten the harm done by sinning just as He has favoured him by lightening the harm to the body, and this is a meaning which is appropriate in terms of remembering a certain thing through another.”

Majmoo’ Rasaail wa Fataawaa ash-Shaikh Ibn ’Uthaimeen, 11/107.
 

Hachiko

Junior Member
AssalaamuwalaikumWa Rahmatullahwa Barakatuhu.
Praise be to Allah subhannawata'ala

Marshallah may Allah subhnnawata'ala reward u 4 posting.
So it's a bit like sneezing and saying alhamdulillah right?
May Allahhave mercy on us All, Ameen.
 

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Amir
Staff member
AssalaamuwalaikumWa Rahmatullahwa Barakatuhu.
Praise be to Allah subhannawata'ala

Marshallah may Allah subhnnawata'ala reward u 4 posting.
So it's a bit like sneezing and saying alhamdulillah right?
May Allahhave mercy on us All, Ameen.

wa alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

Yes it is a good to be able to sneeze a way for our body coping with ailments. Alhamdulillah for all the blessings that we have.
 

faaraa

Nothing but Muslimah
Last week I was searching WHY we say "Ghufraanak" when we step out of the toilet and Alhamdulillah this week I got the answer !
Jazakallah Khair for sharing this article !!
 
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