I read in the *Masail* of Abu Dawud that Imam Ahmad holds that if a man forgets to rinse his mouth or sniff water and then prays, he must repeat the prayer but not the ablution. How
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The questioner : Imam Ahmad holds that if a man forgets to rinse his mouth or sniff water and then prays, he must repeat the prayer but not the ablution. So how is this issue? What is your view on it?
The Shaykh : He repeats the prayer but not the ablution.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : This is contradictory. Where did you see this?
The questioner : This is in the *Masail*, in the *Masail* of Abu Dawud. When he was asked, meaning why he does not repeat the ablution, he said that rinsing the mouth and sniffing water are not among the obligatory acts of ablution.
The Shaykh : Why...
The questioner : I don't know. It is just there in the *Masail*.
The Shaykh : So remind me of it tomorrow, if Allah wills.
The questioner: If Allah wills, by the permission of Allah.
The Shaykh : He repeats the prayer but not the ablution.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : This is contradictory. Where did you see this?
The questioner : This is in the *Masail*, in the *Masail* of Abu Dawud. When he was asked, meaning why he does not repeat the ablution, he said that rinsing the mouth and sniffing water are not among the obligatory acts of ablution.
The Shaykh : Why...
The questioner : I don't know. It is just there in the *Masail*.
The Shaykh : So remind me of it tomorrow, if Allah wills.
The questioner: If Allah wills, by the permission of Allah.
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