A man had a dried trace of semen on his garment and prayed without washing it; what is the ruling on his prayer?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : There was a dried trace of semen on my garment, and I forgot.
The Shaykh : What? Repeat.
The questioner : He says: There was a dried trace of semen on my garment.
The Shaykh : A report.
The questioner : A dried trace of semen, and I forgot to rub it off until I arrived at the mosque, and I was reluctant to remove it.
The Shaykh : To remove it.
The questioner : So is my prayer invalid, and is there a sin on me?
The Shaykh : Yes, the answer is: your prayer is valid. This is a man asking, saying: there was a dried trace of semen on his garment, and he forgot to scratch it off or wash it, and he prayed.
The Shaykh : What? Repeat.
The questioner : He says: There was a dried trace of semen on my garment.
The Shaykh : A report.
The questioner : A dried trace of semen, and I forgot to rub it off until I arrived at the mosque, and I was reluctant to remove it.
The Shaykh : To remove it.
The questioner : So is my prayer invalid, and is there a sin on me?
The Shaykh : Yes, the answer is: your prayer is valid. This is a man asking, saying: there was a dried trace of semen on his garment, and he forgot to scratch it off or wash it, and he prayed.