The ruling on the prayer of the imam and the congregation if the imam is unaware of a state of ritual impurity

The questioner : He prayed while in a state of ritual impurity, and only one person out of a thousand in the congregation knew about it. The prayer of the imam and the congregation is invalid.

The Shaykh : Did you call it the response? Yes, he says: The prayer of the imam and the congregation is not valid.

The questioner : Water.

The Shaykh : According to the school of jurisprudence, of course, according to the school of jurisprudence. The student takes it from you here.

The questioner : He says: The one in authority, or one of the people in authority.

The Shaykh : If he was unaware. If he was unaware and there is no doubt in it, he does not go back. If he was unaware, he and the congregation, until the prayer ended.

The questioner : He prevailed.

The Shaykh : All right. The congregation alone, all right, is it understood that he knew, or one of the congregation?

The questioner : Valid, valid.

The Shaykh : It is not valid, all right. The stronger position in this issue is: if the imam was unaware of the state of ritual impurity and the prayer ended.

The questioner : The correct view, I mean the prayer of the congregation, and as for the imam, the prayer of the congregation.

The Shaykh : So if the imam ordered it, he must repeat the prayer. Yes.