The Imam Appointing a Substitute When He Remembers He Was Not in a State of Ritual Purity
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the imam remembers that he entered the prayer without being in a state of ritual purity, is he permitted to appoint a substitute?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
If the imam remembers that he entered the prayer without being in a state of ritual purity, is he permitted to appoint a substitute?
The Shaykh:
He appoints a substitute, but the substitute imam must restart the prayer from the beginning.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the imam remembers that he entered the prayer without being in a state of ritual purity, is he permitted to appoint a substitute?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
If the imam remembers that he entered the prayer without being in a state of ritual purity, is he permitted to appoint a substitute?
The Shaykh:
He appoints a substitute, but the substitute imam must restart the prayer from the beginning.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الإيلاء — islamhouse.com (1:14:17)
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