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What are the invocations a woman should say upon entering the bathroom to protect herself from demons seeing her body?

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When one enters the lavatory, it is recommended to say "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah) to conceal one's awrah from the sight of the jinn. This ruling applies to both men and women. Scholars have differed regarding the preferred order: some believe in starting with the Basmalah, then the istiadhah (seeking refuge) mentioned in the hadith of Anas: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil spirits." Others believe in starting with the istiadhah, then the Basmalah, in accordance with their order in recitation.

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