The Ruling on Performing Wudu in the Bathroom and Mentioning the Name of Allah When Entering

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to perform wudu in the bathroom, whether there is a place for wudu outside or not, since the Name of Allah will be mentioned at the beginning?

The Shaykh:
The speaker said: The bathroom, we know what people mean by it. The bathroom is only a place for swimming, steam, a place for steam and hot water; that is the bathroom. As for the washroom, that is the place for relieving oneself. This is called a bathroom, and this is called a washroom. It is permissible for a person to perform wudu inside the washroom; there is nothing wrong with it. He mentions Allah when entering, saying "Bismillah" when he wants to enter, intending it for the wudu, for entering the place, and also intending it for the wudu. He mentions the Name of Allah when entering, and that is sufficient, if Allah wills. Yes.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you, and if it is...

Another questioner:
Our Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz, issued a fatwa that one mentions the Name of Allah inside the bathroom, according to Abu Dawud. He said it is permissible to mention it at the beginning of the wudu while inside the bathroom.

The Shaykh:
Yes.