The Imam’s Delegation When He Breaks His State of Ritual Purity While Sitting
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the imam breaks his state of ritual purity while sitting, does he wait until he stands up and delegates?
The Shaykh:
He should hasten with his tongue.
The questioner:
How is that done?
The Shaykh:
If he breaks his state of ritual purity before delegating, according to the school of jurisprudence, the prayer is invalid. One should delegate before he feels his ablution is about to be broken. As for if his ablution is broken before the delegation, they say his prayer is invalid, so there is no delegation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the imam breaks his state of ritual purity while sitting, does he wait until he stands up and delegates?
The Shaykh:
He should hasten with his tongue.
The questioner:
How is that done?
The Shaykh:
If he breaks his state of ritual purity before delegating, according to the school of jurisprudence, the prayer is invalid. One should delegate before he feels his ablution is about to be broken. As for if his ablution is broken before the delegation, they say his prayer is invalid, so there is no delegation. Yes.
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