What the Imams Have Introduced as Innovations in the Prayer

Question:
If the imam breaks his wudu' while he is in prayer, what is the action?

Answer:
The action is that he turns away and tells the congregation to wait, then he goes and performs wudu' and returns to pray with them. If he appoints a substitute to pray with them, there is no harm in that, but the substitute must begin the prayer from the beginning. The substitute begins the prayer from the start because the ma'mum's prayer became invalid due to the breaking of the wudu', and if the imam's prayer becomes invalid, the ma'mums' prayer becomes invalid. Yes.