The Imam Appointing a Substitute Who Is Not in a State of Ritual Purity During the Recitation of Al-Fatihah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The imam said the takbir of entering prayer and recited two verses from Surat al-Fatihah in the 'Isha' prayer.
The Shaykh:
He said the takbir.
The questioner:
The imam said the takbir of entering prayer and recited two verses from Surat al-Fatihah in the 'Isha' prayer, then he remembered that he was not in a state of ritual purity, so he appointed the mu'adhdhin as his substitute. The mu'adhdhin completed the prayer from the third verse of this Fatihah. Is what we did valid?
The Shaykh:
No, because he did not enter the prayer while in a state of ritual purity. Therefore, the prayer is not valid. They must wait until he comes and prays with them, or he appoints someone else to lead them, and the prayer is started anew. The appointment of a substitute is only valid for one who entered the prayer while in a state of ritual purity and then his wudu' was broken during the prayer, meaning his wudu' was broken during the prayer. That is the one who appoints a substitute. The substitute completes the prayer because the imam started it correctly, so the substitute completes it. As for the one you are describing, he did not start it correctly. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The imam said the takbir of entering prayer and recited two verses from Surat al-Fatihah in the 'Isha' prayer.
The Shaykh:
He said the takbir.
The questioner:
The imam said the takbir of entering prayer and recited two verses from Surat al-Fatihah in the 'Isha' prayer, then he remembered that he was not in a state of ritual purity, so he appointed the mu'adhdhin as his substitute. The mu'adhdhin completed the prayer from the third verse of this Fatihah. Is what we did valid?
The Shaykh:
No, because he did not enter the prayer while in a state of ritual purity. Therefore, the prayer is not valid. They must wait until he comes and prays with them, or he appoints someone else to lead them, and the prayer is started anew. The appointment of a substitute is only valid for one who entered the prayer while in a state of ritual purity and then his wudu' was broken during the prayer, meaning his wudu' was broken during the prayer. That is the one who appoints a substitute. The substitute completes the prayer because the imam started it correctly, so the substitute completes it. As for the one you are describing, he did not start it correctly. Yes.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 21-10-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (58:03)
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