Saying Bismillâh When Performing Wudû'
Darussalam · Volume 1
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الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 61
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78. It was narrated that Anas said: "Some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ were looking for (water for) Wudû'. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Do any of you have water?' He put his hand in the water and said: 'Perform Wudû' in the Name of Allâh.' I saw the water coming out from between his fingers until they had all performed Wudû'." Thâbit said: "I said to Anas: 'How many did you see?' He said: 'About seventy.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
٧٨ - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ - وَقَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: «طَلَبَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَضُوءًا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: هَلْ مَعَ أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ مَاءٌ؟ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي الْمَاءِ وَيَقُولُ: تَوَضَّئُوا بِسْمِ اللهِ، فَرَأَيْتُ الْمَاءَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصَابِعِهِ، حَتَّى تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْ عِنْدِ آخِرِهِمْ، قَالَ ثَابِتٌ: قُلْتُ لِأَنَسٍ: كَمْ تُرَاهُمْ؟ قَالَ: نَحْوًا مِنْ سَبْعِينَ».
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According to the majority of scholars it is Sunnah to recite the Basmalah (i.e., to say, "In the name of Allâh") before Wudû'. One who forgets to say one is excused, and, Allâh willing, will not be held accountable for his forgetfulness. But the one who remembers to say one should never abandon it, because, in another narration, a stern warning is given to those who do not say it: "There is no ablution for the one who does not mention the Name of Allâh for it." (Sunan Abî Dâwûd - Purification: 101)