What should the ma'mum (follower in prayer) do if two people are praying in congregation and the imam's (prayer leader's) ablution is nullified during the prayer: should he repeat the prayer or continue alone, knowing that if the congregation is more than three and the imam's ablution is nullified, one of them steps forward to lead the prayer?
If the Imam's ablution is nullified while leading a prayer of two people, he must go and perform ablution and then repeat the prayer because it has become invalid. As for the congregant, he completes his prayer individually, and there is nothing upon him.
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