May one talk in a bathroom if he entered for other purposes and does not currently plan to use it? Some[1] write it is permitted to talk in the bathroom if one does not plan to use it. This especially applies when the bathroom contains other usages, such as a
May one talk in a bathroom if he entered for other purposes and does not currently plan to use it?
Some[1] write it is permitted to talk in the bathroom if one does not plan to use it. This especially applies when the bathroom contains other usages, such as a shower, laundry or medicine cabinet.[2]
[1] Piskeiy Teshuvos 3:3; Yabia Omer 8:1 based on that in today’s bathrooms there are no longer any Mazikin.
[2] As in such a case many say the spirit of impurity does not reside in such a bathroom. [See Chapter 5 Halacha 4B]