What is the ruling on the prayer led by an Imam who is not in a state of ablution if he remembers this during or after the prayer?
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Whoever remembers the incident after the prayer should repeat their prayer. And whoever remembers it during the prayer should interrupt their prayer. If he is an Imam, he should appoint a successor who is fit for Imamate. It is a condition for the successor to have been following the Imam before his incident, even if he is a boy or performing a supererogatory prayer.
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