The Meaning of Substitution in Leading the Prayer: Restarting or Completing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the meaning of substitution in leading the prayer mean restarting the prayer from the beginning, or completing it based on what has already been done?
Answer:
Substitution in the prayer, if no invalidator of the ablution has occurred, but the imam fears that one might occur or is convinced in his mind that it will occur, then his prayer is valid. The one who comes after him builds upon his prayer because nothing has happened. This is the case where the state of ritual impurity has not yet occurred.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the meaning of substitution in leading the prayer mean restarting the prayer from the beginning, or completing it based on what has already been done?
Answer:
Substitution in the prayer, if no invalidator of the ablution has occurred, but the imam fears that one might occur or is convinced in his mind that it will occur, then his prayer is valid. The one who comes after him builds upon his prayer because nothing has happened. This is the case where the state of ritual impurity has not yet occurred.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 18-02-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (52:07)
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