وَ كَانَ ع إِذَا دَخَلَ الْخَلَاءَ يَقُولُ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الْحَافِظِ الْمُؤَدِّي- فَإِذَا خَرَجَ مَسَحَ بَطْنَهُ وَ قَالَ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَخْرَجَ عَنِّي أَذَاهُ وَ أَبْقَى فِيَّ قُوَّتَهُ فَيَا لَهَا مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ لَا يَقْدِرُ الْقَادِرُونَ قَدْرَهَا.
Read English translationHide English translationBab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn
Hadith.40 - When Imam Ali (as) would enter the restroom, he would say: Alhamdulillah al-Hafiz al-Mu’addi "Praise be to Allah (swt), the Preserver and the One who brings all matters to their fulfilment." Upon exiting, he would wipe his abdomen and say: Alhamdulillahi alladhi akhraja ‘anni adhaahu wa abqa fiyya quwwatahu, fa ya laha min ni‘matin la yaqdiru al-qadiroona qadraha "Praise be to Allah (swt), who has removed harm from me and left within me strength. What a blessing it is, one whose value cannot be fully appreciated by any capable of appreciation.'"
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.