Wudu in the bathroom and mentioning the name of Allah when entering
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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 he will mention the name of Allah at the beginning?
The Shaykh:
The pool. The pool is a place for swimming only. The steam room is the place for steam and hot water; this is the bathroom. As for the washroom, this is the place for relieving oneself; this is what is called a bathroom; this is called a washroom. It is permissible for a person to perform wudu inside the washroom, there is no harm in it, and he mentions Allah when entering. He says, "Bismillah," when he wants to enter, intending to perform wudu, intending to enter the place, and intending to perform wudu as well. It is obligatory to enter, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Our Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him, Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, confirms that it is permissible to perform wudu inside the bathroom. He says it is permissible to mention the name of Allah at the beginning of wudu while he is inside the bathroom?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
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 he will mention the name of Allah at the beginning?
The Shaykh:
The pool. The pool is a place for swimming only. The steam room is the place for steam and hot water; this is the bathroom. As for the washroom, this is the place for relieving oneself; this is what is called a bathroom; this is called a washroom. It is permissible for a person to perform wudu inside the washroom, there is no harm in it, and he mentions Allah when entering. He says, "Bismillah," when he wants to enter, intending to perform wudu, intending to enter the place, and intending to perform wudu as well. It is obligatory to enter, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Our Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him, Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, confirms that it is permissible to perform wudu inside the bathroom. He says it is permissible to mention the name of Allah at the beginning of wudu while he is inside the bathroom?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 014 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصلاة / شروط الصلاة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (52:51)
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