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Chapter: The Etiquette of Cleansing Oneself after Relieving Oneself and the Etiquette of Relieving Oneself
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CHAPTER ON CLEANSING ONESELF AFTER RELIEVING ONESELF AND THE ETIQUETTE OF RELIEVING ONESELF
16—Upon entering the privy, it is recommended that one put the left foot forward and say: In the name of Allah1,
(1) This is based on the hadith of ʿAlī (may Allah be pleased with him), in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The screen between the eyes of the jinn and the private parts of the children of Adam is for one of them, upon entering the privy, to say: ‘Bismillāh.’” Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, no. 606, and Ibn Mājah in his *Sunan*, no. 297. Al-Tirmidhī said: “This is a *gharīb* hadith; we know it only through this chain, and its chain of transmission is not particularly strong. A number of reports concerning this have also been narrated from Anas, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).” [End quote.] The following was stated by =
باب آداب الاستنجاء وآداب قضاء الحاجة
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بَابُ اَلِاسْتِنْجَاءِ وَآدَابِ قَضَاءِ اَلْحَاجَةِ
١٦- يُسْتَحَبُّ إِذَا دَخَلَ اَلْخَلَاءَ: أَنْ يَقْدَمَ رِجْلَهُ اَلْيُسْرَى، وَيَقُولَ: بسم الله١،
١ لحديث علي ﵁ أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "ستر ما بين أعين الجن وعورات بني آدم، إذا دخل أحدهم الخلاء أن يقول: بسم الله" رواه الترمذي "٦٠٦"، وابن ماجه في "السنن" "٢٩٧"، وقال الترمذي: هذا حديث غريب، لا نعرفه إلا من هذا الوجه، وإسناده ليس بذاك القوي، وقد روي عن أنس عن النبى ﷺ أشياء في هذا. أهـ. قال =