If one intends to enter the restroom and plans to perform ablution inside, should he recite the basmalah or merely intend it?

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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : If one intends to enter the restroom and plans to perform ablution inside, should he recite the text of the basmalah verbally or intend it in his heart?

The Shaykh : No, first: if one intends to enter the restroom, before entering he says:

In the name of Allah, I seek refuge in Allah from the male and female evil ones

باسم الله، أعوذ بالله من الخبث والخبائث

before entering.

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