A person performed wudu' but does not know whether he washed one of the limbs three times or not; is it obligatory for him to repeat the wudu'?
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The questioner : I performed wudu' and I do not know whether I washed one of the limbs three times or not. What should I do? Do I have to repeat the wudu'?
The Shaykh : Washing the limbs three times is not obligatory. The obligatory act is a single wash that covers the entire limb that must be purified. Therefore, as long as you are certain that you have washed it once in a way that covers the entire area that must be purified, you owe nothing. And know that doubt after completion is not considered. That is, if a person finishes his wudu' and then doubts whether he gargled and sniffed water or not, he owes nothing. If he doubts whether he washed his arm or not, he owes nothing, unless he is certain that he did not wash it. In that case, he must act in accordance with this certainty. That is, he must repeat the entire wudu' if a long time has passed, or repeat the limb he left out and whatever comes after it if the time was short.
The Shaykh : Washing the limbs three times is not obligatory. The obligatory act is a single wash that covers the entire limb that must be purified. Therefore, as long as you are certain that you have washed it once in a way that covers the entire area that must be purified, you owe nothing. And know that doubt after completion is not considered. That is, if a person finishes his wudu' and then doubts whether he gargled and sniffed water or not, he owes nothing. If he doubts whether he washed his arm or not, he owes nothing, unless he is certain that he did not wash it. In that case, he must act in accordance with this certainty. That is, he must repeat the entire wudu' if a long time has passed, or repeat the limb he left out and whatever comes after it if the time was short.