Is it permissible to appoint a successor if the imam is unable to complete the prayer, mentioning the views of the four madhhabs?
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If an excuse arises for the Imam (such as remembering a or impurity, nosebleed, fear of loss of property/life, or inability to perform a pillar), it is for him to appoint someone else to complete the prayer. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf after he was stabbed. Substitution is obligatory in the Friday prayer because it is not valid except in congregation.
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