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Is it obligatory to repeat the prayer if the worshipper remembers after finishing it that he was in a state of ritual impurity?

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Your prayer is invalid and you must repeat it, as purity is a condition for the validity of prayer. Whoever prays while in a state of impurity and then realizes it, must purify himself and repeat the prayer. Ibn Taymiyyah said: "Whoever forgets ritual purity (taharat al-hadath) and prays forgetfully, must repeat the prayer with purity, without dispute."

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