A man who forgets to rinse his mouth and sniff water into his nose

Qays bin Sa'd said: Ata was asked: If a man forgets to rinse his mouth or to put water into his nose during ablution, what should he do? He said: He should rinse his mouth, put water into his nose, and pray again.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When a man has prayed and he had forgotten to rinse his mouth or put water into his nose in the ritual bath (ghusl) for major impurity, he should rinse his mouth and put water into his nose again.

Ata said: If someone forgets to rinse his mouth or put water into his nose and then prays, he does not have to repeat the prayer.

Al-Hasan said concerning a person who forgets to rinse his mouth: If he has already started the prayer, he should continue; and if he has not yet started it, he should rinse his mouth and put water into his nose.

Ibrahim said: If someone forgets to rinse his mouth and put water into his nose, he should pray again.

Shu'bah said: I asked al-Hakam, Hammad and Qatadah about a man who forgets to rinse his mouth and put water into his nose until he stands in prayer. Al-Hakam and Qatadah said: He should carry on with the prayer. Hammad said: He should break off the prayer.

Al-Sha'bi said: If someone forgot to rinse his mouth or put water into his nose in the ritual bath for major impurity, he should pray again; and if he forgot it in ablution, there is no harm.

Al-Hasan said concerning a person who forgets to rinse his mouth and put water into his nose and then prays: There is no harm in that.

Ibrahim said: Putting water into the nose is not obligatory (wajib).

Hammad said: When a person forgets to rinse his mouth and put water into his nose, he should not repeat the prayer.

Mansur said: I asked Ibrahim: If a man forgets to put water into his nose and remembers it during the prayer, what should he do? Ibrahim said: He should carry on with his prayer. Mansur said: Rinsing the mouth has the same ruling.