What is the ruling for an imam who leads people in prayer while in a state of major ritual impurity?
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Question:
I led people in the Fajr prayer while in a state of major ritual impurity, and I have been regretting this action for two months. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
Yes, the prayer you led is not valid. You must repeat the prayer. You should take a full ritual bath and repeat the prayer, because the prayer of one in a state of major ritual impurity without taking a full ritual bath is not valid[Al-Ma'idah 5:6]. Yes.
I led people in the Fajr prayer while in a state of major ritual impurity, and I have been regretting this action for two months. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
Yes, the prayer you led is not valid. You must repeat the prayer. You should take a full ritual bath and repeat the prayer, because the prayer of one in a state of major ritual impurity without taking a full ritual bath is not valid
And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves
وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماذا على الإمام إذا صلى بالناس وهو جنب؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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