𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 (32)

The Effect of Forgetting a Limb on the Validity of Ablution Question: If a person performs wuḍūʾ and dries their limbs, then remembers that one of the limbs was not washed, should they wash it immediately, or must they repeat the ablution from the beginning? Sheikh Sa’d Ash-Shithri ḥafidhahullāh: All praise is due to Allāh, Lord of the worlds, and may prayers and peace be upon the best of the prophets and messengers. To proceed: Some jurists hold that the essential pillars of wuḍūʾ are four: 1⃣ first, washing the face, which includes rinsing the mouth and nose; 2⃣ second, washing the hands; 3⃣ third, wiping the head; 4⃣ fourth, washing the feet. 5⃣ They also add a fifth pillar, which is performing the acts in the prescribed order, 6⃣ and a sixth, which is continuity (muwālāt). They cite as evidence for continuity being a pillar of wuḍūʾ what is reported in the Sunnah: that the Prophet ﷺ saw a man on whose foot there was a small area that had not been touched by water, so he ordered him to repeat the wuḍūʾ and repeat the prayer. They argue that if continuity were not a requirement, the Prophet ﷺ would have sufficed by ordering him to wash only his feet, and would not have commanded him to repeat the entire wuḍūʾ. Scholars have discussed this hadith in detail. They explained that continuity is defined by the lapse of enough time for the previously washed limb to normally dry. What matters is not drying the limbs with towels or similar means; rather, the standard is customary drying time under normal conditions for water on the limb. Therefore, drying the limbs does not affect continuity. What matters is that the washing follows in sequence, even if drying occurs between washing two limbs of the ablution. Source: https://t.me/madrasatuna/5776