Is avoiding ritual impurity a condition for the validity of the prayer?
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The questioner : And he would sit, and with something like if he stood firm and remained loyal,
The Shaykh : Yes. Yes, indeed, it is a condition for validity, along with the remembrance and knowledge.
The questioner : The first time.
The Shaykh : No, it is evil; the apparent view is that it is evil, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding avoiding ritual impurity, then praying in it, that after removing it, one prays in it. And because Jibril came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he had prayed in a sandal that had something impure in it, so he took them off.
The presenter : The topic.
The Shaykh : Some scholars, such as al-Shawkani, hold that avoiding ritual impurity is not a condition for the prayer, but it is obligatory. However, it appears to us that it is a condition and is necessary. On your knee.
The Shaykh : Yes. Yes, indeed, it is a condition for validity, along with the remembrance and knowledge.
The questioner : The first time.
The Shaykh : No, it is evil; the apparent view is that it is evil, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding avoiding ritual impurity, then praying in it, that after removing it, one prays in it. And because Jibril came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he had prayed in a sandal that had something impure in it, so he took them off.
The presenter : The topic.
The Shaykh : Some scholars, such as al-Shawkani, hold that avoiding ritual impurity is not a condition for the prayer, but it is obligatory. However, it appears to us that it is a condition and is necessary. On your knee.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 686 - إذا صلى وهو لا يعلم أن هناك نجاسة في جسمه إلا بعد الصلاة فصلاته صحيحة ألا يدل هذا على أنها... — youtube.com
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