Is it permissible to follow the opinion of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah regarding the omission of a condition for prayer due to ignorance, because of hardship or difficulty, and does this permission apply to multiple instances of ignorance concerning ablution (wudu') and ritual purity (tahara)?
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The of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and those who agreed with him is that whoever omits a condition or a pillar out of ignorance of its obligation is not required to repeat [the act], whether the omitted part was in purification or otherwise. This is a strong madhhab, and there is no harm in acting upon it; it is not among the blameworthy concessions.
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