The ruling on the prayer of an imam who becomes ritually impure during his prayer and does not leave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, an imam became ritually impure during his prayer and did not leave. What is the ruling on his action, and is there anything required of the people praying behind him?
Answer:
He and those behind him must repeat the prayer, because his prayer became invalid when his ablution was broken during the prayer. It is not permissible for him to continue in the prayer while in a state of ritual impurity. He must leave; it is obligatory for him to leave. So either he appoints someone to lead the congregation and start the prayer anew, or he waits for him to perform ablution and come back to pray anew. He does not build upon the first part of the prayer, because it was invalidated by the state of ritual impurity. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, an imam became ritually impure during his prayer and did not leave. What is the ruling on his action, and is there anything required of the people praying behind him?
Answer:
He and those behind him must repeat the prayer, because his prayer became invalid when his ablution was broken during the prayer. It is not permissible for him to continue in the prayer while in a state of ritual impurity. He must leave; it is obligatory for him to leave. So either he appoints someone to lead the congregation and start the prayer anew, or he waits for him to perform ablution and come back to pray anew. He does not build upon the first part of the prayer, because it was invalidated by the state of ritual impurity. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الحضانة — islamhouse.com (33:44)
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