Is It Allowed to Pray behind an Imam Who Is Incontinent?


Hanafi Fiqh

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Is It Allowed to Pray behind an Imam Who Is Incontinent?

In this video answer, Shaykh Abdul-Rahim explains the ruling of having someone with urinary incontinence lead the prayer.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.