How is the statement of those who say that intention is not a condition for ablution to be explained?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Some scholars hold that intention is not a condition for ablution. How is the hadith of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) to be explained?
The Shaykh : There is no explanation for it. There is no explanation for the statement that intention is not a condition for ablution. Comparing it to removing impurity is an analogy with a difference, because ablution is an act for which a person is rewarded, and it expiates sins, unlike removing impurity. The purpose there is to remove this foul substance by any means of removal. Yes.
The questioner : The answer.
The Shaykh : I say there is no explanation for it. There is no explanation for their statement, and they are unable to answer it. Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no explanation for it. There is no explanation for the statement that intention is not a condition for ablution. Comparing it to removing impurity is an analogy with a difference, because ablution is an act for which a person is rewarded, and it expiates sins, unlike removing impurity. The purpose there is to remove this foul substance by any means of removal. Yes.
The questioner : The answer.
The Shaykh : I say there is no explanation for it. There is no explanation for their statement, and they are unable to answer it. Yes.