What is the ruling on a person with urinary incontinence leading the prayer?

Question:
What is your opinion regarding a mosque imam who has urinary incontinence? What should he do? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The most cautious course for him is to avoid leading the prayer; because many scholars hold that it is not permissible for him to lead the prayer if he has constant urination. Therefore, the most cautious course for him is to avoid leading the prayer, and to request the Waqf (endowment) to relieve him of his duty, or to appoint one of his brothers in the Waqf to act as his deputy to pray on his behalf. As for leading the people in prayer while his urination is constant, it is more cautious for him to leave it; because many scholars say: it is not valid for one to take on the role of imam while having constant urination, i.e., a person with urinary incontinence. So, the most cautious course for him is to be advised to avoid leading the prayer; in order to avoid the disagreement among scholars, and to be cautious regarding the religion.