Explanation of the author's statement: "And it is obligatory to mention the name of Allah during the ablution along with the remembrance."

The Shaykh :"And it is obligatory to mention the name of Allah during the ablution along with the remembrance" It is obligatory to mention the name of Allah during the ablution, meaning that one should say "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah). When does this occur? At the beginning, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This means that it is at the beginning. Accordingly, the mention of the name is obligatory, and the evidence is this hadith. However, when we apply this hadith to the well-known principle among us that negation is first for negating existence, then for negating validity, and then for negating perfection: if a negation of something comes in the Book and the Sunnah, the default is that this negation is for the existence of that thing, meaning that thing does not exist. If it does exist, then it is a negation of validity. A negation of validity is a negation of legal existence. If that is not possible—meaning the validity of the act of worship remains despite the absence of that thing—then it becomes a negation of perfection, not of validity, because the validity exists even with the absence of that thing. Therefore, it must be intended that perfection is meant. There are many examples of this; if you wish, we can review them briefly. An example of a negation that is a negation of existence: Yes?

The questioner : There is no deity worthy of worship.

The Shaykh : "There is no true god except Allah." As for a god that is not true, it exists in its beginning. Good. "There is no creator of the universe except Allah." What do you say? This is a negation of existence; there is no dispute, and it does not require assuming a negation of validity. We see a person praying while he does not recite the opening chapter of the Qur'an. The prayer now actually exists, but legally it does not exist; it is not valid. We say this is a negation of validity. Good. This is a negation of what? A negation of perfection, because the person who does not love for his brother what he loves for himself does not lose the faith that is lost from him; rather, the perfection of faith is lost from him. But this perfection may be an obligatory perfection or a recommended perfection. The hadith If we apply it to this principle, it necessitates that the mention of the name is a condition for the validity of the ablution, not merely obligatory. Rather, it is a condition for the validity of the ablution, because the negation of the ablution due to the absence of the mention of the name means a negation of its validity. And validity does not cease due to the absence of something unless that thing is a condition. But the school of thought in my opinion...