The ruling on the wudu' of one who omits the tasmiah out of forgetfulness or ignorance
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: It is well known that many of the common people do not mention the tasmiah at the beginning of their wudu', and they do not know that there are those who make the tasmiah obligatory. What is the ruling on their wudu' and their prayers based on the hadith regarding wudu'?
Answer:
You must teach them. This is your shortcoming. It is obligatory to teach them the rulings of purity, including mentioning the name of Allah at the beginning of wudu' and ghusl. If a person omits the tasmiah out of forgetfulness, he owes nothing. Or if he omits it out of ignorance, not knowing, he also owes nothing; he is excused, excused by forgetfulness and excused by ignorance. But do not leave people in their ignorance. I see those who preach and remind only with fear and admonition and reminder, but they do not teach people; they do not teach people the matters of their religion. This is the most important duty of the da'iyah, first of all, that he teaches people the matters of their religion.
And admonition and reminder come after that. After you have taught them the matters of their religion. As for you reminding them, frightening them, and encouraging them while they do not know their religion and you leave them in their ignorance, this does not benefit anything. So it is obligatory upon the da'iyah to pay attention to this matter.
And that is teaching people the matters of their religion: the matters of their purity, the matters of their prayer, the matters of their zakah, the matters of their Hajj and 'Umrah, the matters of their fasting. They teach them, they memorize them, they explain them to them, they clarify these matters to them. And more important than all of that, they teach them 'aqidah. Many people fall into shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Major and minor, and they do not know. They found the people in this state and inherited it, and no one has explained it to them. Where are the da'iyah who call to Allah? This is a very big problem. That is, our speech and our effort is directed only at admonition and reminder, and this does not benefit anything.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: It is well known that many of the common people do not mention the tasmiah at the beginning of their wudu', and they do not know that there are those who make the tasmiah obligatory. What is the ruling on their wudu' and their prayers based on the hadith regarding wudu'?
Answer:
You must teach them. This is your shortcoming. It is obligatory to teach them the rulings of purity, including mentioning the name of Allah at the beginning of wudu' and ghusl. If a person omits the tasmiah out of forgetfulness, he owes nothing. Or if he omits it out of ignorance, not knowing, he also owes nothing; he is excused, excused by forgetfulness and excused by ignorance. But do not leave people in their ignorance. I see those who preach and remind only with fear and admonition and reminder, but they do not teach people; they do not teach people the matters of their religion. This is the most important duty of the da'iyah, first of all, that he teaches people the matters of their religion.
And admonition and reminder come after that. After you have taught them the matters of their religion. As for you reminding them, frightening them, and encouraging them while they do not know their religion and you leave them in their ignorance, this does not benefit anything. So it is obligatory upon the da'iyah to pay attention to this matter.
And that is teaching people the matters of their religion: the matters of their purity, the matters of their prayer, the matters of their zakah, the matters of their Hajj and 'Umrah, the matters of their fasting. They teach them, they memorize them, they explain them to them, they clarify these matters to them. And more important than all of that, they teach them 'aqidah. Many people fall into shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Major and minor, and they do not know. They found the people in this state and inherited it, and no one has explained it to them. Where are the da'iyah who call to Allah? This is a very big problem. That is, our speech and our effort is directed only at admonition and reminder, and this does not benefit anything.
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