Saying Salaam before the Imaam Due To Pressing Need

 

Question: If a ma’moom has a pressing need to urinate or pass wind while in the last tashahhud, is his prayer valid if he says salaam before the Imaam, after discharging the pillars and obligations [of the prayer]?

Response: Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen: Yes, it is valid, because he is excused. And Allaah knows best.

Source: Fataawaa Mu’aasirah, p. 30, by Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen; translated by Abdus-Samee’ Abdus-Salaam.