In Hanafi fiqh, intention is not an obligatory condition for the validity of wudu. Washing the prescribed limbs correctly may remove hadath even when devotional intention is absent.
The cited disagreement therefore concerns the status of the water used in that act, rather than simply whether the person’s wudu is valid.
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Used Water: Definition, Ruling and Juristic Differences
In Hanafi fiqh, intention is not an obligatory condition for the validity of wudu. Washing the prescribed limbs correctly may remove hadath even when devotional intention is absent.
The cited disagreement therefore concerns the status of the water used in that act, rather than simply whether the person’s wudu is valid.