Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, reports this about the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: When he would enter the toilet, he would recite: "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from male and female devils." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) (Al-khubth and al-khaba’ith are plurals for male and female devils. The word khabeeth is used for a single male devil, khabeethan for two, and khaba’ith for three or more. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would seek refuge from both male and female devils and would say: "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from male and female devils.")

Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Devils come to the place of relieving oneself, so when a person goes there, he should recite this: O Allah! I seek refuge with You from male devils and female devils." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Khubth is the plural of male devils and Khaba’ith is the plural of female devils. It is said that:

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Lady Sawda bint Zam'a (may Allah be pleased with her) was a heavily built woman. When she would go out at night to relieve herself, she would be prominent among the women. Once, Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) saw her and said: You should consider in what condition you have come out. By Allah! When you come out, you are not hidden from us. Lady Sawda (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned this to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a twig in his blessed hand. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not yet put it down from his blessed hand when the revelation was completed. He said: Allah Almighty has granted you women this concession; you may go out of your houses to relieve yourselves.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“(When performing istinja) whoever uses stones should use them in odd numbers; if he does so, it is good. And whoever goes to relieve himself should cover himself; if he finds nothing but a mound of sand to cover himself, then he should use that, because Satan plays with the private parts of the children of Adam.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) liked to relieve himself behind a mound or a cluster of date palms.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted his mule and seated me behind him. Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to relieve himself, he liked to do so behind a mound or behind a cluster of date palms. The narrator states: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the garden of an Ansari.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would go to relieve himself, he would remove his ring.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The ring of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had an inscription which was in three lines: the word "Muhammad" in one line, the word "Rasool" in one line, and the word "Allah" in one line.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Beware of the two things that bring about much cursing." The people asked: "What are the two things that bring about much cursing?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That a person relieves himself in the path of the people or near their (houses') buildings."

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any person goes to relieve himself, he should neither face the Qiblah nor turn his back towards it while defecating or urinating, but (from the perspective of Madinah) he should face towards the east or the west." Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When we came to Syria, we found toilets built facing the direction of the Qiblah, so we would turn slightly while sitting in them and would seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty.