Is the curtain or metal plate which separates the place of relieving oneself from that of Wudhoo’ (ablution) in the same room considered a Sharee‘ah-approved barrier which allows one to have a Mus-haf (copy of the Quran) with him, say bismillaah (in the Name of Allaah) before Wudhoo’ and say the recommended supplication at the end? May Allaah Reward you.

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

When one enters the toilet, it is disliked for him to mention Allaah, carry something with him including the Name of Allaah or take a Mus-haf with him. These etiquettes, however, are specific to the place of relieving oneself. Al-Mahalli a Shaafi‘i scholar, indicated that what is meant in this regard is the place customarily allocated for relieving oneself.

Consequently, if the place of relieving oneself is separated from the rest of the room by a wall made of stones, wood, iron or any similar material, or a curtain, then the aforementioned rulings are specific to the separated part of the room (the place of relieving oneself) only, not the rest of the room.

Allaah Knows best.