Is it permissible for a person with urinary incontinence to lead the prayer, given the jurisprudential maxim: “Whoever’s prayer is valid, his leading of the prayer is valid”?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the maxim that states, “Whoever’s prayer is valid, his leading of the prayer is valid,” does this include a person with urinary incontinence? The jurisprudential maxim that states, “Whoever’s prayer is valid, his leading of the prayer is valid,”

Answer:
This involves an excuse; it is not included. This is a special excuse, unlike the case of the open sinner. The discussion regarding the open sinner is not the same as the one with incontinence. As for the open sinner, as long as he is a Muslim and has not left Islam, the prayer of those who pray behind him is valid, because his own prayer is valid. As for the person with urinary incontinence, he has a specific excuse, and his prayer is not valid except with someone like him who is among those with excuses. Yes.