Those who said that the mention of the name is obligatory in ablution say that perhaps the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the name without raising his voice, and we do not say that raising the voice is obligatory.

The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. I say that those who said that the mention of the name is obligatory in ablution, and said that if some scholars of knowledge weakened the hadith, others graded it as good, and they mean the reasoning that those who narrated the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mention his naming, they say that we do not say that raising the voice is obligatory. Perhaps the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the name but did not raise his voice in the naming, so it was not heard, and this hadith serves as an explanation.

The Shaykh : But he, peace and blessings be upon him, when he was asked how the Messenger performs ablution? He called for water and performed ablution in front of the people and did not mention the name, and this is like concealing in a place where the need is for the sale. But we have a rule, which is that the absence of mention is not a mention of absence, and this rule is only beneficial to you if the thing is established. If the thing is established and then a matter of the matters is mentioned and it is not mentioned, it is said that the absence of mention is not a mention of absence.

The questioner : But if one believed in the authenticity of the hadith in this, I say if a person among the people believed.

The Shaykh : If he believed that the hadith is authentic, then according to the rules, it would be incumbent upon him that the naming is a condition, not just obligatory, and that it does not drop due to forgetfulness, as is the second opinion in the issue.