The prayer of the ma'mum behind one who does not perform wudu' correctly
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Question:
This person is asking about the ruling on praying behind a person who leads the prayer but does not perform wudu' correctly. Is the prayer of the ma'mum valid?
Answer:
If you know that he does not perform wudu' correctly and that his wudu' is not valid, then it is not permissible to pray behind him, neither you nor anyone else, because his prayer is not valid, because wudu' and ritual purity are a condition for the validity of the prayer. The prayer requires ritual purity. So if you know that this person does not perform ritual purity correctly and that he is lax in it, do not pray behind him, and also warn the ma'mum about him, because if the ma'mum knows that the imam is not in a state of purity from hadath, it is not permissible for him to pray behind him, and his prayer is not valid. Yes.
This person is asking about the ruling on praying behind a person who leads the prayer but does not perform wudu' correctly. Is the prayer of the ma'mum valid?
Answer:
If you know that he does not perform wudu' correctly and that his wudu' is not valid, then it is not permissible to pray behind him, neither you nor anyone else, because his prayer is not valid, because wudu' and ritual purity are a condition for the validity of the prayer. The prayer requires ritual purity. So if you know that this person does not perform ritual purity correctly and that he is lax in it, do not pray behind him, and also warn the ma'mum about him, because if the ma'mum knows that the imam is not in a state of purity from hadath, it is not permissible for him to pray behind him, and his prayer is not valid. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/020 — archive.org (6:16)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.