An imam said to those behind him after the prayer: Repeat your prayer, for I am not in a state of ritual purity. What is the ruling?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, an imam led the people in prayer, and when he finished the prayer, he said to those behind him: Repeat your prayer, for I am not in a state of ritual purity. Is his action valid?
Answer:
If he remembered while he was in the prayer that he was not in a state of ritual purity, then his action is valid, and it is not permissible for him to continue in the prayer; he must leave immediately. So his continuing in it is an error. But if he did not realize it until after he had prayed and the prayer had ended, then their prayer is valid, and he performs the ablution and repeats the prayer alone. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, an imam led the people in prayer, and when he finished the prayer, he said to those behind him: Repeat your prayer, for I am not in a state of ritual purity. Is his action valid?
Answer:
If he remembered while he was in the prayer that he was not in a state of ritual purity, then his action is valid, and it is not permissible for him to continue in the prayer; he must leave immediately. So his continuing in it is an error. But if he did not realize it until after he had prayed and the prayer had ended, then their prayer is valid, and he performs the ablution and repeats the prayer alone. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3282- 4717] إمام قال لمن خلفه بعد الصلاة: أعيدوا صلاتكم فلست على طهارة فما الحكم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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