1197 - وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَخَاهُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ إِمَامٍ أَحْدَثَ وَ اِنْصَرَفَ وَ لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ أَحَداً مَا حَالُ اَلْقَوْمِ قَالَ «لاَ صَلاَةَ لَهُمْ إِلاَّ بِإِمَامٍ فَلْيُقَدِّمْ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضَهُمْ فَلْيُتِمَّ بِهِمْ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهَا وَ قَدْ تَمَّتْ صَلاَتُهُمْ.
Hadith.1197 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim 
about an Imam who becomes impure (invalidates his wudu') and leaves the prayer without appointing someone to continue leading. What is the status of the congregation?
Imam replied: "There is no valid prayer for them without an Imam. Therefore, one of them should step forward to lead the remainder of the prayer, and their prayer will be completed."
