What is the ruling on a person with urinary incontinence leading the prayer?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling for one who is afflicted with urinary incontinence when he leads people in prayer? Is it permissible for him to be their imam if no one else suitable to lead them in prayer is available?
Answer:
A person with urinary incontinence is not permitted to lead anyone except someone like himself. As for a healthy person, it is not permissible for him to pray behind him, because his prayer is exceptional. He prays even if urine drips while he is praying, and his prayer is valid by exception. However, the prayer of a healthy person behind him is not valid. His leadership is only valid for those like him who have a permanent state of ritual impurity.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling for one who is afflicted with urinary incontinence when he leads people in prayer? Is it permissible for him to be their imam if no one else suitable to lead them in prayer is available?
Answer:
A person with urinary incontinence is not permitted to lead anyone except someone like himself. As for a healthy person, it is not permissible for him to pray behind him, because his prayer is exceptional. He prays even if urine drips while he is praying, and his prayer is valid by exception. However, the prayer of a healthy person behind him is not valid. His leadership is only valid for those like him who have a permanent state of ritual impurity.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [712 -939] ما حكم إمامة من به سلسل بول؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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