If wudu is broken while praying Salaat with jamaat, should one immediately discontinue his Salaat and leave the Jamaat and pray again with a fresh wudu or should he complete his Salaat with Jamaat and then leave the Jamaat and pray again with a fresh wudu? Will the individual be eligible for 25-27 times reward, or will he lose it because his wudu broke during salaat ?
Respected Brother-in-Islam
Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu
A person who experiences any hadath (impurity) in Salaat immediately go to
make Wudhu. However, if there are many Saffs and it is difficult to break
the Saffs to perform Wudhu, he may wait until he gets the opportunity to go
out.
After he has renewed his Wudhu, he could continue his Salaat from where his
Wudhu had broken or repeat the entire Salaat. However, it is better to
repeat the entire Salaat. (Bahishti Zewar). It is hoped that he will be
eligible for the full reward of Jamaat in the above instances because there
was no default from his line of action as far as his capabilities were
concerned.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.