The Ruling on Ta'awwudh While Performing Wudu and When Entering the Toilet

Question

In Tajwid-i Mubtadi it is written that reciting the ta'awwudh ("a'udhu…") before beginning any book other than the Glorious Qur'an is makruh and prohibited. Yet 'Allama Thanawi ﵀, answering a certain questioner, wrote that while performing wudu it is better (afdal) to recite the ta'awwudh together with the bismillah. So is it permissible, while performing wudu, to recite the ta'awwudh together with the bismillah? For 'Allama Thanawi's answer contradicts the text of Tajwid-i Mubtadi.

Answer

When beginning any book other than the Holy Qur'an, "a'udhu" should not be recited. But apart from reading, there are some other acts at the beginning of which "a'udhu" is recited, such as while performing wudu and before entering the toilet: [ar]اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ[/ar] "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the khubuth and the khaba'ith…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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