Forgetting the Invocation When Performing Ablution
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The questioner:
If someone forgets to say "In the name of Allah" during ablution, is it sufficient for him to say it later when he remembers, at the opening takbir or something like that?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
For the one who forgot to invoke the name of Allah during ablution, then remembered it later at the time of the iqamah or something like that?
The Shaykh:
The ablution is valid. If one forgets the invocation, his ablution is valid. The invocation is obligatory for the ablution only when accompanied by remembrance, and it is dropped in the case of forgetfulness. So his ablution is valid, and praise be to Allah. Praise be to Allah.
If someone forgets to say "In the name of Allah" during ablution, is it sufficient for him to say it later when he remembers, at the opening takbir or something like that?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
For the one who forgot to invoke the name of Allah during ablution, then remembered it later at the time of the iqamah or something like that?
The Shaykh:
The ablution is valid. If one forgets the invocation, his ablution is valid. The invocation is obligatory for the ablution only when accompanied by remembrance, and it is dropped in the case of forgetfulness. So his ablution is valid, and praise be to Allah. Praise be to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (178) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-12-28] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (35:17)
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