The Leadership of One Afflicted with Involuntary Urination
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Question:
Your Eminence, father, if the imam is suffering from involuntary urination, is it permissible for him to lead the congregation? This question follows the first question.
Answer:
He should appoint a substitute, because many scholars hold that a person suffering from involuntary urination does not lead the people; because he is in a state of ritual impurity, prayer is permitted for him due to his need and his inability to maintain purity, so he performs ablution for every prayer, but if he prays, the prayer is valid, if Allah wills. However, the most cautious course for him is to appoint a substitute and to avoid the scholarly disagreement by appointing someone who does not suffer from involuntary urination.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Your Eminence, father, if the imam is suffering from involuntary urination, is it permissible for him to lead the congregation? This question follows the first question.
Answer:
He should appoint a substitute, because many scholars hold that a person suffering from involuntary urination does not lead the people; because he is in a state of ritual impurity, prayer is permitted for him due to his need and his inability to maintain purity, so he performs ablution for every prayer, but if he prays, the prayer is valid, if Allah wills. However, the most cautious course for him is to appoint a substitute and to avoid the scholarly disagreement by appointing someone who does not suffer from involuntary urination.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ١ — archive.org (1:13:35)
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