Is it permissible for an imam suffering from wind incontinence to lead people in prayer?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A young man who has memorized the Book of Allah, the Exalted, with a beautiful voice and recitation, and who is interested in calling people to Allah, but Allah has afflicted him with wind incontinence and continuous discharge from his anus. His question is: Is it permissible for him to lead people in the obligatory prayer on a permanent basis? And his country needs him to do so.
Answer:
No, the one who has a permanent state of ritual impurity is not permitted to lead except someone like him, and he does not lead the healthy.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A young man who has memorized the Book of Allah, the Exalted, with a beautiful voice and recitation, and who is interested in calling people to Allah, but Allah has afflicted him with wind incontinence and continuous discharge from his anus. His question is: Is it permissible for him to lead people in the obligatory prayer on a permanent basis? And his country needs him to do so.
Answer:
No, the one who has a permanent state of ritual impurity is not permitted to lead except someone like him, and he does not lead the healthy.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لإمام مصاب بسلس الريح أن يؤم الناس؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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