What one does when he remembers that he has not performed wudu' while the Friday sermon is being delivered
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Question:
A message from one of the listening brothers who preferred not to mention his name in his message. He asks and says: I went to the Friday prayer, and in the middle of the sermon I remembered that I had not performed wudu'. I was in a dilemma: should I leave the sermon, push past the people, and go perform wudu', or should I remain seated? If this situation were to recur, how should I act? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you remember that you are not in a state of wudu' and the imam is delivering the Friday sermon, you should leave, perform wudu', and return to listen to the sermon. Likewise, if you remember while you are in prayer, it is obligatory for you to leave as well, not continue in the prayer, perform wudu', and return to the prayer. As for continuing to sit or remain in prayer while not in a state of wudu', in the case of prayer this is clearly invalid and clearly forbidden. In the case of the sermon, doing so causes you to miss the prayer. You should go out and perform wudu' so that you do not miss any part of the prayer. Yes.
A message from one of the listening brothers who preferred not to mention his name in his message. He asks and says: I went to the Friday prayer, and in the middle of the sermon I remembered that I had not performed wudu'. I was in a dilemma: should I leave the sermon, push past the people, and go perform wudu', or should I remain seated? If this situation were to recur, how should I act? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you remember that you are not in a state of wudu' and the imam is delivering the Friday sermon, you should leave, perform wudu', and return to listen to the sermon. Likewise, if you remember while you are in prayer, it is obligatory for you to leave as well, not continue in the prayer, perform wudu', and return to the prayer. As for continuing to sit or remain in prayer while not in a state of wudu', in the case of prayer this is clearly invalid and clearly forbidden. In the case of the sermon, doing so causes you to miss the prayer. You should go out and perform wudu' so that you do not miss any part of the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4216 - ما يفعله من تذكر أنه لم يتوضأ وهو في خطبة الجمعة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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