Is it prescribed to remember Allah, respond to the mu'adhdhin, and say the name of Allah during wudu' (ablution) in secret in the bathroom?
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you. Peace. May Allah keep you in good health, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz. I have some questions, Shaykh. Yes. Shaykh, regarding the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in places that are not appropriate, like bathrooms, Shaykh. Yes. The remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), whether responding to the mu'adhdhin or general dhikr (remembrance of Allah), Shaykh, generally. Look. In the bathroom, Shaykh, if it is done in secret, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is disliked that it is disliked, the hadith of the ring, to purify the ear of Allah, if it is
The questioner:
What is the hadith of the ring, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
You want the need in it, yes, yes.
The questioner:
I mean it is disliked, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
This is known, if that is the case and he does it.
The questioner:
But Shaykh, what is the harm if it is in secret, Shaykh, if it is in speaking the dhikr, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And if, and if, except if, meaning, if it did not facilitate for him to go out, he performed wudu' from the inside, he says the name of Allah when performing wudu', because saying the name of Allah is obligatory according to some scholars, he does it when performing wudu',
The questioner:
But like responding to the mu'adhdhin in the bathroom, Shaykh. No, no. It is not befitting, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills.
Peace be upon you. Peace. May Allah keep you in good health, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz. I have some questions, Shaykh. Yes. Shaykh, regarding the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in places that are not appropriate, like bathrooms, Shaykh. Yes. The remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), whether responding to the mu'adhdhin or general dhikr (remembrance of Allah), Shaykh, generally. Look. In the bathroom, Shaykh, if it is done in secret, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is disliked that it is disliked, the hadith of the ring, to purify the ear of Allah, if it is
The questioner:
What is the hadith of the ring, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
You want the need in it, yes, yes.
The questioner:
I mean it is disliked, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
This is known, if that is the case and he does it.
The questioner:
But Shaykh, what is the harm if it is in secret, Shaykh, if it is in speaking the dhikr, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And if, and if, except if, meaning, if it did not facilitate for him to go out, he performed wudu' from the inside, he says the name of Allah when performing wudu', because saying the name of Allah is obligatory according to some scholars, he does it when performing wudu',
The questioner:
But like responding to the mu'adhdhin in the bathroom, Shaykh. No, no. It is not befitting, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills.
Source
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