I woke up one day in a state of major ritual impurity and did not perform the full ritual bath, so I prayed the dawn and midday prayers while in that state. Will my prayers be accepted, or must I repent and repeat the two prayers?
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The questioner : He says, "I woke up one day in a state of major ritual impurity and did not perform the full ritual bath, so I prayed the dawn and midday prayers while in that state. Will my prayers be accepted, or must I repent and repeat the two prayers?"
The Shaykh : If you knew of your major ritual impurity and prayed intentionally while in that state, you are in great danger, because some scholars have said that one who prays while knowingly in a state of ritual impurity is a disbeliever, may Allah keep us safe from that, because it is like mocking the verses of Allah.
As for if you were ignorant and did not know of your major ritual impurity until after you had prayed the dawn and midday prayers, then you owe nothing except to perform the full ritual bath and repeat the two prayers. Likewise, if you knew of your major ritual impurity but forgot and prayed the dawn and midday prayers, you owe nothing except to perform the full ritual bath and repeat the two prayers. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is...
The Shaykh : And on this occasion,
The questioner : Please go ahead.
The Shaykh : I would like to direct my Muslim brothers to hasten in washing the ritual impurity that affects their clothes, their bodies, or their prayer places, and to hasten likewise in removing the state of ritual impurity when intending to pray, because the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was to hasten in washing ritual impurity. A child who had not yet eaten food, meaning a very young child, was brought to him, and he sat him on his lap, and the child urinated on him, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) hastened So a person should hasten to remove ritual impurity and not say, "I will remove it when I get up to pray" or the like, because he may forget. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. A female questioner from outside the Kingdom.
The Shaykh : Yes, but if we suppose that he said, "I will remove it when I get up to pray," and then he forgot and prayed, his prayer is valid. This is different from one who prays while forgetting the state of ritual impurity, for his prayer must be repeated. The difference is that removing the state of ritual impurity falls under the category of performing what is commanded, while removing ritual impurity falls under the category of leaving what is prohibited.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If you knew of your major ritual impurity and prayed intentionally while in that state, you are in great danger, because some scholars have said that one who prays while knowingly in a state of ritual impurity is a disbeliever, may Allah keep us safe from that, because it is like mocking the verses of Allah.
As for if you were ignorant and did not know of your major ritual impurity until after you had prayed the dawn and midday prayers, then you owe nothing except to perform the full ritual bath and repeat the two prayers. Likewise, if you knew of your major ritual impurity but forgot and prayed the dawn and midday prayers, you owe nothing except to perform the full ritual bath and repeat the two prayers. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is...
The Shaykh : And on this occasion,
The questioner : Please go ahead.
The Shaykh : I would like to direct my Muslim brothers to hasten in washing the ritual impurity that affects their clothes, their bodies, or their prayer places, and to hasten likewise in removing the state of ritual impurity when intending to pray, because the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was to hasten in washing ritual impurity. A child who had not yet eaten food, meaning a very young child, was brought to him, and he sat him on his lap, and the child urinated on him, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) hastened
And he called for water and poured it over him
ودعا بماء فأتبعه إياهThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. A female questioner from outside the Kingdom.
The Shaykh : Yes, but if we suppose that he said, "I will remove it when I get up to pray," and then he forgot and prayed, his prayer is valid. This is different from one who prays while forgetting the state of ritual impurity, for his prayer must be repeated. The difference is that removing the state of ritual impurity falls under the category of performing what is commanded, while removing ritual impurity falls under the category of leaving what is prohibited.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.