The Ruling on One Who leads the People in Prayer without Ablution

Question :

A person led others in one of the obligatory prayers and when they had prayed and dispersed, he remembered that he had not performed ablution. So he repeated the prayer alone after making ablution. Is the prayer in these circumstances correct, or must he inform the worshippers? And if he does not know them, what should he do?

Answer:

The prayer of those being led is correct. As for the Imam, he should make ablution and repeat the prayer, based upon the words of the Prophet:
"Prayer is not accepted without purification.
Source:
Ibn Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 2 Page 419

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