What is the ruling on one who forgets the basmalah at the beginning of wudu' and then remembers it at the end? And what is the ruling on the wudu' of one who did not mention the basmalah at all?

The questioner : One of the young men, I do not know, perhaps he asked you yesterday or intended to ask about if one forgets the basmalah for wudu', for example, and reaches his feet and then remembers that he did not say the basmalah, what is required of him?

The Shaykh : He says the basmalah when he remembers. And the questioner did not ask me yesterday.

The questioner : He did not ask.

The Shaykh : Perhaps it was not convenient for him.

Another questioner : He performed wudu' and did not say the basmalah at all. Did he forget it completely?

The Shaykh : There is no blame on him, if Allah wills, on one condition: that his constant habit is to say the basmalah. As for if he is negligent, his matter is in danger.