The Preference in Leading Prayer Between the One Who Performed Tayammum and the One Who Performed Wudu'
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If two men are equal in their recitation and jurisprudence, but one has performed tayammum and the other has performed wudu', which of the two is more deserving of leading the prayer in this situation?
The Shaykh:
We hold that the one who performed wudu' is preferred, but the correct view is that they are equal in status. This is because tayammum is a valid form of ritual purity when there is an excuse. Therefore, he is the same as the one who performed wudu'.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If two men are equal in their recitation and jurisprudence, but one has performed tayammum and the other has performed wudu', which of the two is more deserving of leading the prayer in this situation?
The Shaykh:
We hold that the one who performed wudu' is preferred, but the correct view is that they are equal in status. This is because tayammum is a valid form of ritual purity when there is an excuse. Therefore, he is the same as the one who performed wudu'.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: تجب الجماعة للخمس المؤداة — islamhouse.com (1:06:26)
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