FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1448 : IMAM TERLUPA AMBIL WUDUK
Must a congregational worshipper repeat the prayer if the imam announces afterwards that he forgot to perform ablution?
Short answer
If the followers did not know that the imam was in a state of ritual impurity before or during the prayer and were told only after it ended, their prayer is valid and need not be repeated.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
If the followers did not know that the imam was in a state of ritual impurity before or during the prayer and were told only after it ended, their prayer is valid and need not be repeated. This applies whether the imam forgot or acted deliberately, since the error did not arise from negligence on the followers' part. A follower who knows the imam is impure during the prayer yet continues to follow him is sinful and his prayer is invalid. The ruling excepts prayers that must be performed in congregation, such as the Friday prayer, which must be repeated.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Makmun tidak mengetahui imam berhadas sebelum atau semasa solat, kemudian hanya diberitahu selepas solat, maka tidak wajib ke atas makmum berkenaan untuk mengulang kembali solatnya
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1448 : IMAM TERLUPA AMBIL WUDUK”, 27 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3838-al-kafi-1448-imam-terlupa-ambil-wuduk. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/imam-forgot-ablution-must-follower-repeat-prayer/