([بِسْمِ اللَّهِ] اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ وَالْخَبائِث).
((Bismil-lah) allahumma innee aAAoothu bika minal-khubthi wal-khaba-ith.)
((In the name of Allah). O Allah, I take refuge with you from all evil and evil-doers.)
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 6
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
The wording opens with the name of Allah and then makes a single request. Refuge is sought from two things rather than one — from evil itself, and from those who do it — so the request covers both the abstraction and the people who act on it. Nothing further is specified about either.
When & how to recite
The chapter this belongs to places these words on entering the restroom.
Reflection
No particular harm is named anywhere and nothing besides refuge is asked for, so the whole supplication is a single request stated in the broadest terms available to it.
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Common questions
What does this supplication actually say?
In English it reads: “In the name of Allah). O Allah, I take refuge with you from all evil and evil-doers.” The wording opens with the name of Allah and then makes a single request.
Can I read it without Arabic script?
Written in Latin letters it is: “Bismil-lah) allahumma innee aAAoothu bika minal-khubthi wal-khaba-ith.”
When should you say it?
The chapter this belongs to places these words on entering the restroom. No particular harm is named anywhere and nothing besides refuge is asked for, so the whole supplication is a single request stated in the broadest terms available to it.
What is the source for this?
Referenced as Hisn al-Muslim 6:10.