The ruling on a person with a permanent state of ritual impurity leading the prayer
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The ruling on a person with a permanent state of ritual impurity leading the prayer
What is your opinion on a person with a permanent state of ritual impurity leading the prayer?
We hold that it is valid for a person with a permanent state of ritual impurity to lead the prayer, and that it is permissible for him to be the imam for those whose state of ritual impurity is not permanent, this is due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (The one who leads the people is the one who is most proficient in reciting the Book of Allah), and as long as this man’s prayer is valid and is accepted by Allah, his prayer is also valid for others. And since the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted people to pray behind one who is unable to stand, even though standing is a pillar of the obligatory prayer, and indeed he ordered them to sit following their imam, so it is the same in this case.
The correct view, in our opinion, is that the principle supported by the evidence of the Shari'ah is: that the prayer of anyone whose prayer is valid, his leading of the prayer is valid, even the open sinner who shaves his beard and smokes, his leading is valid, and the one who backbites people, his leading is valid. This is the principle we see the evidence of the Shari'ah indicating, and nothing is excluded from this except what the Shari'ah has excluded, such as a woman leading men, for a woman leading men is forbidden and is not valid, and it invalidates the prayer,Due to the generality of his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: (A nation will not succeed if they appoint a woman to lead them) So if we appoint a woman to lead us in prayer, we will not succeed,So the principle is: The prayer of anyone whose prayer is valid, his leading of the prayer is valid, except what the Shari'ah indicates as prohibited, such as a woman leading men.
What is your opinion on a person with a permanent state of ritual impurity leading the prayer?
We hold that it is valid for a person with a permanent state of ritual impurity to lead the prayer, and that it is permissible for him to be the imam for those whose state of ritual impurity is not permanent, this is due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (The one who leads the people is the one who is most proficient in reciting the Book of Allah), and as long as this man’s prayer is valid and is accepted by Allah, his prayer is also valid for others. And since the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted people to pray behind one who is unable to stand, even though standing is a pillar of the obligatory prayer, and indeed he ordered them to sit following their imam, so it is the same in this case.
The correct view, in our opinion, is that the principle supported by the evidence of the Shari'ah is: that the prayer of anyone whose prayer is valid, his leading of the prayer is valid, even the open sinner who shaves his beard and smokes, his leading is valid, and the one who backbites people, his leading is valid. This is the principle we see the evidence of the Shari'ah indicating, and nothing is excluded from this except what the Shari'ah has excluded, such as a woman leading men, for a woman leading men is forbidden and is not valid, and it invalidates the prayer,Due to the generality of his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: (A nation will not succeed if they appoint a woman to lead them) So if we appoint a woman to lead us in prayer, we will not succeed,So the principle is: The prayer of anyone whose prayer is valid, his leading of the prayer is valid, except what the Shari'ah indicates as prohibited, such as a woman leading men.