An imam who prays while in a state of ritual impurity
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Question:
I led the prayer while forgetting that I was in a state of ritual impurity. After I said the opening takbir for the prayer, and while I was reciting, I remembered my state of impurity. So I appointed a man to lead in my place and left the prayer to perform the ablution, then I returned to the congregation. Was my action correct? And is the congregational prayer valid?
Answer:
Your building up of the prayer is not valid, because you entered the prayer without being in a state of ablution; you entered while in a state of ritual impurity. Therefore, your building up is not valid. If the imam you appointed had resumed and started the prayer anew, that would be safer and better.
I led the prayer while forgetting that I was in a state of ritual impurity. After I said the opening takbir for the prayer, and while I was reciting, I remembered my state of impurity. So I appointed a man to lead in my place and left the prayer to perform the ablution, then I returned to the congregation. Was my action correct? And is the congregational prayer valid?
Answer:
Your building up of the prayer is not valid, because you entered the prayer without being in a state of ablution; you entered while in a state of ritual impurity. Therefore, your building up is not valid. If the imam you appointed had resumed and started the prayer anew, that would be safer and better.
Source
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