The ruling on delaying the ghusl for janabah in Ramadan until after the Fajr prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner, M-M, says: I hope you will answer my question. I had intercourse with my wife before the Fajr adhan in Ramadan, but I did not perform ghusl until more than two hours after Fajr. Please inform me: do I owe an expiation?
Answer:
You owe nothing. As long as the intercourse was before Fajr, and only the ghusl was delayed, it is permissible.
You fast while not having performed ghusl, and you are in a state of janabah, because ritual purity is not a condition for fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be overtaken by Fajr while in a state of janabah, so he would fast (peace and blessings be upon him) and then perform ghusl. This is derived from the indication in the statement of Allah the Exalted: "Do not[Al-Baqarah 2:187] until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread of night." This permits eating, drinking, and intercourse until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct from the black thread of night. It follows from this that a person may wake up in a state of janabah, because intercourse is permitted for him until the last moment of the night. It follows from this that he wakes up in a state of janabah, and this is what happens, and this is what happened with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). However, fear Allah.
Why do you delay the ghusl until two hours or more after Fajr? It is obligatory for you to hasten to the Fajr prayer. Two hours or more cause the Fajr prayer to be taken out of its time, and it is not permissible to take the congregational prayer out of the mosque. So if you fasted upon the appearance of Fajr, you must perform ghusl and hasten to purify yourself, then go to the congregational prayer and perform it in the mosque.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner, M-M, says: I hope you will answer my question. I had intercourse with my wife before the Fajr adhan in Ramadan, but I did not perform ghusl until more than two hours after Fajr. Please inform me: do I owe an expiation?
Answer:
You owe nothing. As long as the intercourse was before Fajr, and only the ghusl was delayed, it is permissible.
You fast while not having performed ghusl, and you are in a state of janabah, because ritual purity is not a condition for fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be overtaken by Fajr while in a state of janabah, so he would fast (peace and blessings be upon him) and then perform ghusl. This is derived from the indication in the statement of Allah the Exalted: "Do not
have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for you. And eat and drink until
بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُوا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّىٰWhy do you delay the ghusl until two hours or more after Fajr? It is obligatory for you to hasten to the Fajr prayer. Two hours or more cause the Fajr prayer to be taken out of its time, and it is not permissible to take the congregational prayer out of the mosque. So if you fasted upon the appearance of Fajr, you must perform ghusl and hasten to purify yourself, then go to the congregational prayer and perform it in the mosque.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6285- حكم تأخير غسل الجنابة في رمضان إلى بعد صلاة الفجر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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