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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on praying while in a state of major ritual impurity due to forgetfulness?

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Question : If a man sat for the Fajr prayer because he was unable to use water, and then when the time for Zuhr arrived, he forgot that he was in a state of major ritual impurity, and he performed the ablution for each prayer, he prayed Zuhr, Maghrib, and 'Isha', and 'Asr, Maghrib, and 'Isha, and then he remembered.

Answer : It is obligatory for him to perform the full ritual bath and repeat the four prayers.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 445 - 4600 ما حكم الصلاة على جنابة نسياناً؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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