{"_id":"69f3543cdea9d3a15c3958dd","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is making dhikr in the bathroom sinful, and does it require istighfar?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If someone accidentally makes dhikr in the bathroom, should they wait until they exit to make istighfar? Is this something that even requires seeking forgiveness? Also, what is the correct understanding regarding Allah’s relation to places like bathrooms?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Doing dhikr or reciting Quran in the bathroom is makruh, not haram, in a bathroom that does not have a separate enclosed toilet area.\\n\\nAs for whether Allah is 'inside the bathroom, Allah is transcendent above place and direction entirely. He existed before place existed, and place does not contain or apply to Him. This is the established Sunni position, and any argument that implies otherwise reflects a misunderstanding of the divine nature. As imam al-Tahawi said in his aqida Tahawiyya:\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“He is beyond having limits placed on Him, or being restricted, or having parts or limbs. Nor is He contained by the six directions as all created things are.”\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232859","tag":"Aqeedah: Allah ﷻ‎","count":70},{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329f4","tag":"Worship: Repentance","count":65},{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232823","tag":"Worship: Remembrance","count":41}],"createdOn":"2026-04-30T13:08:12.306Z"}