If one says that the mention of the name is a condition or a pillar for the validity of wudu, and that if it is left out the wudu is not valid, should one not say to him that if one prays while in a state of ritual impurity, his prayer is invalid?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The first benefit, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : and it is?
The questioner : If it were said that wudu is not valid except with the mention of the name.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : If it were said that wudu is not valid except with the mention of the name.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They must say that it is either a pillar or a condition.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We compelled them to say that, and they say that the mention of the name in ghusl, if one forgets it.
The Shaykh : due to forgetfulness or ignorance.
The questioner : Yes, regarding the condition, why do we say that? Regarding the impurity of the one who prays, O Shaykh, on the correct view, if a man prays with impurity on his garment, even though the majority say that it is a condition.
The Shaykh : You must know that there is a difference between omissions and actions. As for what is an action, it must be present, or something that serves as its substitute must be present.
As for what is prohibited, if one does it out of forgetfulness or ignorance, no ruling is established for it at all; it is as if he did not do it at all. This is the difference: the commanded thing must be present, or its substitute must be present; the prohibited thing, if done out of ignorance and forgetfulness, is as if it did not exist. Thus, they distinguish between commands and prohibitions.
The Shaykh : and it is?
The questioner : If it were said that wudu is not valid except with the mention of the name.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : If it were said that wudu is not valid except with the mention of the name.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They must say that it is either a pillar or a condition.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We compelled them to say that, and they say that the mention of the name in ghusl, if one forgets it.
The Shaykh : due to forgetfulness or ignorance.
The questioner : Yes, regarding the condition, why do we say that? Regarding the impurity of the one who prays, O Shaykh, on the correct view, if a man prays with impurity on his garment, even though the majority say that it is a condition.
The Shaykh : You must know that there is a difference between omissions and actions. As for what is an action, it must be present, or something that serves as its substitute must be present.
As for what is prohibited, if one does it out of forgetfulness or ignorance, no ruling is established for it at all; it is as if he did not do it at all. This is the difference: the commanded thing must be present, or its substitute must be present; the prohibited thing, if done out of ignorance and forgetfulness, is as if it did not exist. Thus, they distinguish between commands and prohibitions.