Q. Last Shabbat I was walking to Shul to learn a shiur and daven an early Mincha Gedola. Then the totally unexpected wildest storm struck and when I arrived in Shul I was totally soaked even my underclothes were wet. I was debating if I can stay, since I was already there, and daven Mincha early or maybe it would be better to return home and daven Mincha later?
A. As I answered you then, it would be better to go home and change, since davening in that condition may contradict a basic requirement of Tefila (Mishna Berura 91: 12) namely that one should dress when davening as is the custom is in that place to receive great and important people. (See questions 3624 – 25).
Besides, you may incur unwillingly in squeezing clothing on Shabbos and also damaging the Shul property.
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is similar
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller and Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu Shlit’a.