The mu'adhdhin praying as imam while in a state of major ritual impurity without knowing it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am the mu'adhdhin in a mosque, so I called the adhan for the Maghrib prayer two days ago and led the congregation in prayer while I was in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity). I did not realize it until I returned home, so I performed ghusl (the full ritual bath) and repeated the prayer, but I did not inform the mosque congregation of this.
Answer:
The congregational prayer is valid because you did not intentionally lead them in prayer while in a state of janabah. Their prayer is valid, and they did not know. If you had known, or if any of them had known, your prayer and their prayer would not have been valid. But since you did not know until after the prayer, you perform ghusl and repeat the prayer, and their prayer is valid. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am the mu'adhdhin in a mosque, so I called the adhan for the Maghrib prayer two days ago and led the congregation in prayer while I was in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity). I did not realize it until I returned home, so I performed ghusl (the full ritual bath) and repeated the prayer, but I did not inform the mosque congregation of this.
Answer:
The congregational prayer is valid because you did not intentionally lead them in prayer while in a state of janabah. Their prayer is valid, and they did not know. If you had known, or if any of them had known, your prayer and their prayer would not have been valid. But since you did not know until after the prayer, you perform ghusl and repeat the prayer, and their prayer is valid. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تحريم قتل الصيد وضمانه بنظيره — islamhouse.com (41:50)
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