A man prayed Fajr and, during the Zuhr prayer, remembered that he was in a state of major ritual impurity. He performed the full ritual bath and then prayed Fajr, followed by Zuhr. Is his action valid?

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man prayed Fajr while in a state of major ritual impurity, forgetting it. During the Zuhr prayer, he remembered that he was in a state of major ritual impurity, so he broke off his prayer. After performing the full ritual bath, he prayed the Fajr prayer and then the Zuhr prayer. Does he owe anything for this?

The Shaykh:
What is the man’s situation?

The questioner:
He prayed Fajr while in a state of major ritual impurity, forgetting it. During the Zuhr prayer, he remembered that he was in a state of major ritual impurity, so he broke off the Zuhr prayer. Then he performed the full ritual bath and prayed the Fajr prayer, followed by the Zuhr prayer.

The Shaykh:
Yes, this is what is obligatory. This is what is obligatory, because his entering into the Zuhr prayer while in a state of major ritual impurity is not valid; his prayer is invalid. He performs the full ritual bath and prays the Fajr prayer, the first prayer, and then prays the current Zuhr prayer. Yes.