The mu'adhdhin's response for one who is in the restroom
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The questioner:
Sometimes a person is in the restroom at the time of the adhan. Does he respond to the mu'adhdhin with his heart, or does he remain silent, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The heart is sufficient; the heart is always sufficient. What is heard as a response is only with the tongue. If he dislikes it, there is no harm. Some people may recite, and some may not recite. If he dislikes it, there is no harm. The prayer is the gate of good tasbih, and the clarification in supplications, and the supplication of the Prophet, and seeking refuge in it in the wells of the Christians. And Ibn Hibban also narrated it. In your virtue, Surah 'Umar, and it is a good hadith with corroborating narrations. And al-Tamimi said: This is a good, anomalous hadith. And look at Sharh al-Akhbar by Ibn 'Ammar. May Allah keep you safe.
Sometimes a person is in the restroom at the time of the adhan. Does he respond to the mu'adhdhin with his heart, or does he remain silent, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The heart is sufficient; the heart is always sufficient. What is heard as a response is only with the tongue. If he dislikes it, there is no harm. Some people may recite, and some may not recite. If he dislikes it, there is no harm. The prayer is the gate of good tasbih, and the clarification in supplications, and the supplication of the Prophet, and seeking refuge in it in the wells of the Christians. And Ibn Hibban also narrated it. In your virtue, Surah 'Umar, and it is a good hadith with corroborating narrations. And al-Tamimi said: This is a good, anomalous hadith. And look at Sharh al-Akhbar by Ibn 'Ammar. May Allah keep you safe.
Source
شرح الوابل الصيب من الكلم الطيب، الثالثة والسبعون، من قوله : وذكر الحافظ أبو موسى من حديث أبي بكر الصديق — islamhouse.com (24:24)
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