| 17- Ruling on Tasmiyah and Wudu' inside bathrooms Q: What is the ruling on saying Adhkar (invocations and remembrances said at certain times on a regular basis) when performing Wudu' (ablution) inside bathrooms? A: It is an act of Sunnah (action following the teachings of the Prophet) to keep silent inside bathrooms and not to say Adhkar because this is a place for relieving oneself. However, if one is to perform Wudu' inside bathrooms, one should say Tasmiyah (saying, "Bismillah [In the Name of Allah]") at the beginning of Wudu' for Tasmiyah is Wajib (obligatory) according to a group of scholars and, consequently, it is not to be neglected even if it is Makruh (disliked) to say anything in this place for the obligatory act takes precedence over a reprehensible one. Hence, Muslims should say Tasmiyah upon starting Wudu' when they wash their hands and before Madmadah (rinsing the mouth) and Istinshaq (sniffing water into the nose and then expelling it) or upon Madmadah or Istinshaq. To sum up, one should say Tasmiyah upon Wudu' even if having to perform Wudu' in the bathroom because reciting Tasmiyah is Wajib according to some scholars and a stressed Sunnah according to most of them. In accordance, it should not be neglected. |
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