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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Repeating the prayer for one who prayed without ablution while forgetting

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person prays without ablution while forgetting, and then remembers after a period of time, is he required to repeat the prayer?

Answer:
Without a doubt, yes. The prayer is not valid without ablution. He does not repeat the prayer. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن تابعي التابعين ومن بعدهم — islamhouse.com (1:09:20)

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