A reported wording says there is no wudu for one who does not mention Allah's name over it.
Hanafi juristic reasoning understands the negation here as denial of completeness rather than denial of all legal validity. Thus, omitting basmalah misses a sunnah, but a wudu meeting all obligatory elements remains valid.
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Sunnahs of Wudu and Their Juristic Rulings
A reported wording says there is no wudu for one who does not mention Allah's name over it.
Hanafi juristic reasoning understands the negation here as denial of completeness rather than denial of all legal validity. Thus, omitting basmalah misses a sunnah, but a wudu meeting all obligatory elements remains valid.