Is reciting the Qur'an in the chest without vocalizing it considered reading it, and is it permissible to do so in the bathroom?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is reciting the Qur'an in the chest without vocalizing it considered reading it? And is it permissible to do this in the bathroom or while in a state of major ritual impurity?

Answer:
No, it is not considered recitation. Recitation requires vocalization, and one must hear oneself; there must be a sound by which he hears himself. That is recitation. As for what is in the soul or in the heart, that is not considered recitation, but rather it is considered remembrance. He merely remembers the Qur'an with his heart. There is no harm if he is in the bathroom and he remembers it in his heart. Yes.