Q10 :Is it appropriate to start ablution with the
name of Allah if one is doing it in the bathroom where there is a
toilet?
A10 : No, that is not appropriate. Mentioning the
name of Allah in the bathroom is wrong. People obviously need to do the
ablution in the bathrooms and they have learned that many supplications
are renetmended when they wash different part of their body as part of
their ablution. What I would like to say is that none of these
supplications has been renetmended by the Prophet. There is nothing
authentic about them. It is true that every action of a Muslims is
renetmended to start with “bismillah”, which means “In the name of
Allah”. But even then, one should not say this phrase in a bathroom
where there is a toilet. It is sufficient if he is only conscious of
that without giving his consciousness any vocal or verbal expression.
Our Dialogue ( Source : Arab News – Jeddah )