The Shaykh spoke about wudu', but regarding the mention of Allah's name, what is the ruling on one who forgot it and remembered it during the wudu' or after it?
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The questioner : He says: Your Eminence, the Shaykh, you spoke about wudu', but regarding the mention of Allah's name, what is the ruling on one who forgot it and remembered it during the wudu' or after it?
The Shaykh : The mention of Allah's name in wudu' is not obligatory, because the hadiths reported on this matter are weak. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said, as Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted from him in his book *Bulugh al-Maram*: "Nothing is established in this chapter". Accordingly, if a person mentions Allah's name, that is better, and if he does not mention it, there is no blame on him. If he forgets to mention it at the beginning of the wudu', let him mention it whenever he remembers, even if it is during the wudu'. If the wudu' is completed and he did not remember, he owes nothing. Yes.
The Shaykh : The mention of Allah's name in wudu' is not obligatory, because the hadiths reported on this matter are weak. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said, as Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted from him in his book *Bulugh al-Maram*: "Nothing is established in this chapter". Accordingly, if a person mentions Allah's name, that is better, and if he does not mention it, there is no blame on him. If he forgets to mention it at the beginning of the wudu', let him mention it whenever he remembers, even if it is during the wudu'. If the wudu' is completed and he did not remember, he owes nothing. Yes.