If the one performing ablution forgets the basmalah; is there anything required of him?
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The questioner : Yes, if he forgets the basmalah for the ablution, I said that he owes nothing.
The Shaykh : If it is his habit to say the basmalah.
The questioner : Yes, and what about the takbir of ihram if he forgets it?
The Shaykh : The prayer is not valid.
The questioner : I mean, how do you distinguish between them?
The Shaykh : Because the takbir of ihram, you are walking with the imagination. When a person is about to enter into prayer, in my opinion, it is possible that he has never once failed to say the takbir of ihram. Whereas regarding the basmalah in the ablution, this often happens to a person. So the one that often happens is not equal to the one that does not happen except rarely, or does not happen at all. Therefore, it is not permissible to analogize one thing to another.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : If it is his habit to say the basmalah.
The questioner : Yes, and what about the takbir of ihram if he forgets it?
The Shaykh : The prayer is not valid.
The questioner : I mean, how do you distinguish between them?
The Shaykh : Because the takbir of ihram, you are walking with the imagination. When a person is about to enter into prayer, in my opinion, it is possible that he has never once failed to say the takbir of ihram. Whereas regarding the basmalah in the ablution, this often happens to a person. So the one that often happens is not equal to the one that does not happen except rarely, or does not happen at all. Therefore, it is not permissible to analogize one thing to another.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
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