He prayed with them while in a state of major ritual impurity; what is the ruling on the prayer of the imam and the followers?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He asks you about a man who led the people in prayer as imam, and after hours he remembered that there was a trace of major ritual impurity on his clothes, and at that point he asks you about the ruling. May Allah reward you with good. Yes. He asks you about a man who led the people in prayer as imam, then remembered after hours that there was a trace of major ritual impurity on his clothes, and at that point he asks about the ruling on his prayer and the prayer of the followers. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This is if he did not remember that he was in a state of major ritual impurity until after he had finished the prayer. In that case, the prayer of the followers is valid, but he must repeat the prayer; he performs the full ritual bath and repeats the prayer. Yes.
The questioner:
Please repeat the question a second time, if you please. Shaykh Salih says: A man led the people in prayer as imam, then after the prayer ended, after hours, he remembered that he had been wearing a garment with traces of major ritual impurity on it. What is the ruling on his prayer and the prayer of the followers?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as we mentioned, if he prayed while believing he was in a state of ritual purity, but after he prayed and finished, he found a trace of major ritual impurity on his garment, this is evidence—and this was after he got up from sleep—this is evidence that he may have emitted semen in his sleep without realizing it. He performs the full ritual bath and repeats the prayer. As for the prayer of the followers, it is valid. However, if his intention is that he found a trace of major ritual impurity on his garment, meaning semen, and he had already performed the full ritual bath—he knows that he had intercourse and that he had performed the full ritual bath—but he did not know about the trace of semen on his garment, then his prayer is valid because semen is pure. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He asks you about a man who led the people in prayer as imam, and after hours he remembered that there was a trace of major ritual impurity on his clothes, and at that point he asks you about the ruling. May Allah reward you with good. Yes. He asks you about a man who led the people in prayer as imam, then remembered after hours that there was a trace of major ritual impurity on his clothes, and at that point he asks about the ruling on his prayer and the prayer of the followers. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This is if he did not remember that he was in a state of major ritual impurity until after he had finished the prayer. In that case, the prayer of the followers is valid, but he must repeat the prayer; he performs the full ritual bath and repeats the prayer. Yes.
The questioner:
Please repeat the question a second time, if you please. Shaykh Salih says: A man led the people in prayer as imam, then after the prayer ended, after hours, he remembered that he had been wearing a garment with traces of major ritual impurity on it. What is the ruling on his prayer and the prayer of the followers?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as we mentioned, if he prayed while believing he was in a state of ritual purity, but after he prayed and finished, he found a trace of major ritual impurity on his garment, this is evidence—and this was after he got up from sleep—this is evidence that he may have emitted semen in his sleep without realizing it. He performs the full ritual bath and repeats the prayer. As for the prayer of the followers, it is valid. However, if his intention is that he found a trace of major ritual impurity on his garment, meaning semen, and he had already performed the full ritual bath—he knows that he had intercourse and that he had performed the full ritual bath—but he did not know about the trace of semen on his garment, then his prayer is valid because semen is pure. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4618- صلى بهم وعليه جنابة فما حكم صلاة الإمام والمأمومين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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