The ruling on the wudu' of one who forgets the tasmiyah at its beginning
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Question:
A sister from Riyadh. Ha, alif. We reviewed some of her questions in the previous episode, and she has a set of questions remaining. She says: Honorable Shaykh, I always forget the tasmiyah when performing wudu' for prayer. Is my wudu' and my previous prayers valid?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah. As for what follows, the tasmiyah at the beginning of wudu' is prescribed by the consensus of the scholars. Some of them hold that it is obligatory, such as Imam Ahmad, while the majority hold that it is recommended. If a person performs wudu' and does not say the tasmiyah, his wudu' is valid. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] If he remembers it during the wudu', he should say it and complete his wudu'. As for if he does not remember it until after he has completed the wudu', his wudu' is valid, if Allah wills. Yes.
A sister from Riyadh. Ha, alif. We reviewed some of her questions in the previous episode, and she has a set of questions remaining. She says: Honorable Shaykh, I always forget the tasmiyah when performing wudu' for prayer. Is my wudu' and my previous prayers valid?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah. As for what follows, the tasmiyah at the beginning of wudu' is prescribed by the consensus of the scholars. Some of them hold that it is obligatory, such as Imam Ahmad, while the majority hold that it is recommended. If a person performs wudu' and does not say the tasmiyah, his wudu' is valid. Allah the Exalted said:
Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5894- حكم وضوء من نسي التسمية في أوله - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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