Du'a for kids · Waking up & getting ready

Du'a after leaving the toilet

When we come out of the toilet we say “Ghufranak”, which means “I ask You for Your forgiveness”. It is just one word, so even toddlers can learn it.

Ages 2–8AudioFree card

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غُفْرَانَكَ

Ghufranak

“I ask You for Your forgiveness.”

For little ones

What it means

“O Allah, please forgive me.”

The moment

When we say it

As soon as we have stepped out of the toilet (after washing hands).

Teach it

How to teach it in 3 steps

Step 1: It's one word — make it a quiet “door word” your child says as they step out.
Step 2: Pair it with the card for going in, so the two du'as feel like a set.
Step 3: Say it with them for a week, then let them be the one to remind you.

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Questions parents ask

Why ask for forgiveness after the toilet?

Scholars give several reasons — one is that we don't remember Allah with our tongue while inside, so we turn back to Him straight away. For children: “We say it to talk to Allah again.”

Is there a longer version?

Some books add “Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi adhhaba 'annil-adha wa 'afani”, but hadith scholars grade its chain as weak. “Ghufranak” is the one most teachers start with — ask your teacher.

Sources: Sunan Abi Dawud 30 · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 7 · Hisn al-Muslim 11

Families and madhhabs differ on some details — ask your teacher.