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What is the ruling on wudu' if the order or continuity is missed due to forgetfulness?

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The Shaykh : As for a person's excuse in these two matters due to forgetfulness or ignorance, it is a matter of consideration. The well-known view among the Hanbali jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) is that a person is not excused in these two matters by ignorance or forgetfulness. If a person begins by washing his hands before washing his face while forgetting, he must repeat the wudu'. If he delays washing a limb after the one before it by a time that separates them, he must repeat the wudu'. There is no doubt that this opinion is the most cautious and the one that clears the conscience. If a person misses the order, even due to forgetfulness, he repeats the wudu'. Likewise, if he misses the continuity, even due to forgetfulness, he repeats the wudu'.
Source دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1408هـ - 17 — binothaimeen.net

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