What does one do if he remembers that his underwear is impure while he is in prayer?

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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh, he says:The questioner : What does one do if he remembers that his underwear is impure while he is in prayer?

The Shaykh : Yes, if a person remembers that his underwear is impure while he is praying, and if he is able to remove it, as if it were his trousers, let him remove it and continue his prayer, and his prayer is valid. The evidence for this is

That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was one day praying with his Companions, and his shoes were on him, so he removed them, and the Companions removed their shoes. Then, when he finished his prayer, he asked them, meaning, what is the reason you removed your shoes? They said, we saw you remove your shoes, so we removed ours. He said (peace and blessings be upon him): Jibril came to me and informed me that there was impurity in them, so I removed them.

أن النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم كان يصلي ذات يوم بأصحابه وعليه نعلاه فخلعهما فخلع الصحابة نعالهم ثم حين انصرف من صلاته سألهم يعني ما هو السبب أنكم خلعتم نعالكم قالوا رأيناك نعليك فخلعنا نعالنا فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن جبريل أتاني فأخبرني أن فيهما قذرا فخلعتهما

This indicates that if a person becomes aware that his garment or his shoe is impure during the prayer and is able to remove it, he should do so and continue his prayer. However, if he is not able to remove it, he should break off from his prayer and change his garment. Yes.

Source alathar.net

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