Words of Torah in Front of a Toilet and Bathtub
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Question
Regarding my question about whether it is permissible to bless in front of a restroom. Is there a difference if one sees the toilet or the bathtub, or if one only sees the space of the room?
Answer
Shalom Rav
A toilet is considered like a 'graf shel re'i', which is equivalent to excrement itself, and there is no initial permission if it is in another domain, allowed only in pressing circumstances. As ruled by the Mishnah Berurah
Similarly, a bathtub, although not as repulsive as a toilet, it is forbidden to read in front of it.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 87, Sif 1.
Mishnah Berurah
Siman 79, Sif 4, Subparagraph 14.