What is the ruling on one who forgets the basmalah in wudu'?
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The questioner : What is the evidence for shifting the basmalah from being a recommended practice to being obligatory in wudu', O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : We do not believe that. We believe as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 398Hasan (Darussalam) But we distinguish between a person who responds to this hadith and always tries to remember Allah in his wudu' and does so,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : and sometimes he forgets, so we say this forgetfulness is excused for him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the one who does not care, his wudu' and his prayer are, so to speak, exposed to being defective if he knows the ruling of the Shari'ah. And if he does not know, perhaps that is an excuse for him, because most people today, as the Lord of the Worlds said: The important thing is that we say it is conditional.
The questioner : I heard on the tape that it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Where is this tape?
The questioner : From your tapes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No problem. The word "obligatory" in many contexts and sequences does not negate the conditionality.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : It does not negate it, but saying it is conditional is more precise than saying it is obligatory.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I wanted clarification and explanation.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
The Shaykh : We do not believe that. We believe as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it).
لا صلاة لمن لا وضوء له و لا وضوء لمن لم يذكر اسم الله عليهThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : and sometimes he forgets, so we say this forgetfulness is excused for him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the one who does not care, his wudu' and his prayer are, so to speak, exposed to being defective if he knows the ruling of the Shari'ah. And if he does not know, perhaps that is an excuse for him, because most people today, as the Lord of the Worlds said:
They do not know
لا يعلمونThe questioner : I heard on the tape that it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Where is this tape?
The questioner : From your tapes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No problem. The word "obligatory" in many contexts and sequences does not negate the conditionality.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : It does not negate it, but saying it is conditional is more precise than saying it is obligatory.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I wanted clarification and explanation.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
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