Is it permissible for a person with urinary incontinence to lead the prayer?
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Question:
Is it permissible for a person with an excuse, such as urinary incontinence or something else, to lead people in prayer? In other words, is it permissible for him to be the imam in prayer?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this matter, and the better course is to refrain from it. It is better that he not lead people in prayer as long as he has urinary incontinence, because his ritual purity is incomplete. Therefore, the better and more cautious course is that he not lead them, and that someone else lead them. If he does lead them, the prayer is valid, if Allah wills, but refraining from it is more cautious, in order to avoid the disagreement among scholars. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Is it permissible for a person with an excuse, such as urinary incontinence or something else, to lead people in prayer? In other words, is it permissible for him to be the imam in prayer?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this matter, and the better course is to refrain from it. It is better that he not lead people in prayer as long as he has urinary incontinence, because his ritual purity is incomplete. Therefore, the better and more cautious course is that he not lead them, and that someone else lead them. If he does lead them, the prayer is valid, if Allah wills, but refraining from it is more cautious, in order to avoid the disagreement among scholars. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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