What is obligatory for the imam if he prays with the people without ablution, having forgotten?
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Question:
The questioner says: I prayed with the people without ablution, having forgotten, and I did not remember until after they had dispersed. What is obligatory for me?
Answer:
Their prayer is valid if you did not know until after the taslim; you forgot and did not remember until after the taslim. Or if you prayed while not in a state of ritual purity, and you were accountable for ritual purity, and you realized that you were not in a state of ritual purity after the taslim, their prayer is valid, and you must perform wudu' and repeat the prayer, you alone only. Yes.
The questioner says: I prayed with the people without ablution, having forgotten, and I did not remember until after they had dispersed. What is obligatory for me?
Answer:
Their prayer is valid if you did not know until after the taslim; you forgot and did not remember until after the taslim. Or if you prayed while not in a state of ritual purity, and you were accountable for ritual purity, and you realized that you were not in a state of ritual purity after the taslim, their prayer is valid, and you must perform wudu' and repeat the prayer, you alone only. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على الإمام إذا صلى بالناس بغير وضوء ناسيًا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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