What is the ruling if the imam remembers that he is not in a state of ritual purity, does not notify anyone, and says, "Complete your prayer," and then leaves?

The questioner : As for the prayer, if the imam remembered that he was not in a state of ritual purity and said, "Complete your prayer," and left, and no one took his place, is this method valid?

The Shaykh : First, I ask: Why did he not appoint a replacement?

The questioner : It seems he did not know.

The Shaykh : No harm, they complete it and their prayer is valid, but he should appoint someone to take his place.

The questioner : Can they not do it themselves?

The Shaykh : Perhaps, if he is their imam! Hahaha. Or it is possible.

The questioner : You know, the imams in the last of times, O Shaykh, sometimes they strike their obligatory prayer as if striking the people...

The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar! This is a calamity of the age, especially now that the imamate has become a job.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : It is no longer as it was, a form of worship by which a person draws near to Allah; it has become a job. Abu al-Yasir is telling us about the imam who was brought in to replace him, Allahu Akbar! Last night he called me to tell me that some of his neighbors in Suwaylih called him to say that this imam is preaching to the people wearing very tight pants, meaning they are squeezing his thighs, and when he bows and prostrates, his buttocks are visible, and so on. Then he has no beard, no turban, and nothing else; he is one of these young men. In his sermon, he compares the attendees to animals, meaning he has no style of speech or oratory. Then he does not say "Allah said" or "His Messenger said." The people have started saying, "Where is Abu al-Yasir?" They are remembering him now, meaning.
Al-Halabi : You do not know me except when you try someone else.

The Shaykh : It is this.