The ruling on washing areas outside the bathroom and the remembrance of Allah therein
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on talking at the washing areas in the courtyards, outside the restrooms?
The Shaykh:
Talking at the washing areas outside the restrooms does no harm, meaning these are not restrooms. Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on the remembrance of Allah the Exalted inside the place of relief?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to remember Allah inside the place of relief, nor to recite the Qur'an inside the place of relief, out of respect for the remembrance of Allah, except for what some scholars have ruled permissible regarding the invocation of the Name. Because the invocation is commanded when one intends to perform ablution, as it is said: "There is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah." So if one intends to perform ablution in the bathroom, some scholars have ruled that it is permissible for him to invoke the Name, because the invocation is obligatory, being one of the obligations of ablution. As for remembering Allah in any other way, I do not know of anyone who has ruled it permissible. Yes. They said this, they said that it causes urinary incontinence, and it also causes the need to urinate. Except for a person who needs this thing; need has its own ruling. But a person whom Allah has kept safe does not use this thing.
What is the ruling on talking at the washing areas in the courtyards, outside the restrooms?
The Shaykh:
Talking at the washing areas outside the restrooms does no harm, meaning these are not restrooms. Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on the remembrance of Allah the Exalted inside the place of relief?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to remember Allah inside the place of relief, nor to recite the Qur'an inside the place of relief, out of respect for the remembrance of Allah, except for what some scholars have ruled permissible regarding the invocation of the Name. Because the invocation is commanded when one intends to perform ablution, as it is said: "There is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah." So if one intends to perform ablution in the bathroom, some scholars have ruled that it is permissible for him to invoke the Name, because the invocation is obligatory, being one of the obligations of ablution. As for remembering Allah in any other way, I do not know of anyone who has ruled it permissible. Yes. They said this, they said that it causes urinary incontinence, and it also causes the need to urinate. Except for a person who needs this thing; need has its own ruling. But a person whom Allah has kept safe does not use this thing.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/9 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (2:50)
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