I once became ritually impure while delivering the sermon on the pulpit, so when I finished the sermon, I appointed a man to lead the people in prayer in my place, because they would not be patient enough to wait for me to go perform ablution.

The questioner : Shaykh, once when I was delivering the sermon on the pulpit, I became ritually impure. When I finished the sermon, I appointed a man to take my place as imam, because the people would not be patient enough to wait for me to go perform ablution and come back. It seems to me that I saw something in Shaykh Ahmad’s view. Do you see any issue with this?

The Shaykh : Very well, what is the solution according to Shaykh Ahmad, who saw this?

The questioner : The solution he stated is that they should wait, and you should go perform ablution.

The Shaykh : That is if they are willing to wait, but in reality, people today do not have that spirit.

The questioner : There is no doubt.