The Ruling on the Congregational Prayer if It Is Discovered That the Imam Was Not in a State of Ablution
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Question:
He says: If a person prays with a group of people and it turns out that he was not in a state of ablution, and the congregation has already dispersed, do they repeat the prayer?
Answer:
They do not repeat the prayer as long as he did not know until after he had finished; in that case, their prayer is valid. However, it is obligatory for him to perform ablution and repeat the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
He says: If a person prays with a group of people and it turns out that he was not in a state of ablution, and the congregation has already dispersed, do they repeat the prayer?
Answer:
They do not repeat the prayer as long as he did not know until after he had finished; in that case, their prayer is valid. However, it is obligatory for him to perform ablution and repeat the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/141 — archive.org (22:54)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.