The ruling on speaking and the remembrance of Allah at the washing areas outside the restrooms

Question:
The questioner: May Allah reward you. What is the ruling on speaking at the washing areas in the restrooms that are outside the restrooms?

Answer:
The Shaykh: This does not cause harm. Speaking at the washing areas that are outside the restrooms does not cause harm. As for the restrooms themselves, it is not permissible to remember Allah inside the restroom, nor to recite the Qur'an inside the restroom, out of respect for the remembrance of Allah, except for what some scholars have issued a ruling regarding the saying of the name (of Allah); because the saying of the name is commanded when one intends to perform ablution, for 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 issued a ruling that it is permissible for him to say the name, because the saying of the name is obligatory, being one of the obligations of ablution. As for remembering Allah with anything other than that, I do not know of anyone who has issued a ruling permitting it. Yes.