If a person prays two prayers in a garment containing ritual impurity and did not know, does he have to repeat those prayers, and when?
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The questioner : If a person prays two prayers in a garment containing ritual impurity and did not know, does he have to repeat those prayers? And when?
The Shaykh : He does not have to repeat those prayers as long as he did not know, or if he knew and then forgot to wash it, he does not have to repeat his prayer. This is due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:286], and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led his companions in prayer one day, and he took off his sandals, so they took off their sandals. When he finished the prayer, he said: . They said: “O Messenger of Allah, we saw you take off your sandals, so we took off ours.” He said to them: .
This indicates that one who is unaware of the ritual impurity is not required to repeat the prayer. If it were required of him, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have started the prayer over from the beginning.
The Shaykh : He does not have to repeat those prayers as long as he did not know, or if he knew and then forgot to wash it, he does not have to repeat his prayer. This is due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
ربنا لا تؤاخذنا إن نسينا أو أخطأناWhy did you take off your sandals?
ما لكم خلعتم نعالكمJibril came to me and informed me that there was filth in them, so I took them off.
إن جبريل أتاني فأخبرني بأن فيهما قذراً فخلعتهماThis indicates that one who is unaware of the ritual impurity is not required to repeat the prayer. If it were required of him, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have started the prayer over from the beginning.