Is it permissible for a Muslim to enter the restroom, may Allah reward you, and my fellow listeners, while carrying papers containing the name of Allah the Exalted? We seek guidance on this matter.
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The questioner : The listener Jamal 'Abdullah asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to enter the restroom, may Allah honor you, and my fellow listeners, while carrying papers containing the name of Allah the Exalted? We seek guidance on this matter?
The Shaykh : Yes. The answer is that it is permissible for him to enter with these papers if they are in his pocket and covered within it, because this is a matter that pressing need calls for, and indeed, dire necessity may call for it at times, such that a person is in public restrooms and cannot remove these papers from his pocket because he fears for their safety, and he is compelled to have them with him. When a Muslim enters the place of relief with such things, he certainly does not intend to demean them in any way.
The Shaykh : Yes. The answer is that it is permissible for him to enter with these papers if they are in his pocket and covered within it, because this is a matter that pressing need calls for, and indeed, dire necessity may call for it at times, such that a person is in public restrooms and cannot remove these papers from his pocket because he fears for their safety, and he is compelled to have them with him. When a Muslim enters the place of relief with such things, he certainly does not intend to demean them in any way.