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Does showering with the intention of cleanliness suffice for Wudu? If not, and one mistakenly believed so for years, must they compensate for missed prayers?

Wudu (Ablution)Salah (Prayers)
Does showering with the intention of cleanliness suffice for Wudu? If not, and one mistakenly believed so for years, must they compensate for missed prayers?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

Any prayer reciting without performing wudhu', or a ghusl that would suffice for wudhu' must be repeated. 

It is wajib upon every Muslim, from the age of taklif, to learn at least the basics of prayer, and other simple acts of worship and daily rituals. 

And Allah knows best