The Imam’s Delegation if His Ablution Is Broken During Prayer

Question:
He asks: Is there evidence for the imam delegating someone to lead the prayer when he leaves the prayer because his ablution is broken?

Answer:
Yes, he delegates someone, but the more cautious view is that if the state of impurity overtakes him and his ablution is broken, the successor who comes after him should start the prayer from the beginning and resume it from the beginning, because the imam’s prayer is invalid, so it cannot be built upon. However, if he fears the state of impurity and appoints someone to pray on his behalf before his ablution is broken, there is no harm in that. Yes.