The Imam Remembers During His Prayer That He Touched His Private Part
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person is an imam leading people in prayer, and then he remembers during the prayer that he touched his private part, and he completed his prayer without breaking it, taking the position of scholarly disagreement into account, what is required of him?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to take the position of scholarly disagreement if he believes that directly touching the private part invalidates the ablution. He should not continue in his prayer. He says there is disagreement in it, just as some people say that every issue has disagreement in it. No, a person acts according to what he believes and is certain of, so he leaves the prayer. He leaves the prayer, and if he is leading people, they wait for him to come and lead them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person is an imam leading people in prayer, and then he remembers during the prayer that he touched his private part, and he completed his prayer without breaking it, taking the position of scholarly disagreement into account, what is required of him?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to take the position of scholarly disagreement if he believes that directly touching the private part invalidates the ablution. He should not continue in his prayer. He says there is disagreement in it, just as some people say that every issue has disagreement in it. No, a person acts according to what he believes and is certain of, so he leaves the prayer. He leaves the prayer, and if he is leading people, they wait for him to come and lead them. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الوضوء من مس المرأة — islamhouse.com (52:29)
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