The ruling on one who forgets a prayer or sleeps through it, and the obligation of ghusl from janabah during Hajj

The questioner : If one sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it.

The Shaykh : So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made the forgotten prayer to be prayed when it is remembered. So if this negligence occurs because it was forgotten, we tell her: it is a negligence of yours; pray it whenever you remember it.

The questioner : If one enters a state of major ritual impurity.

The Shaykh : During the days of Hajj, does this affect it?

The questioner : And is there an expiation for it? We ask for clarification.

The Shaykh : If a person enters a state of major ritual impurity, he must perform ghusl, whether in Hajj or otherwise, because he cannot pray while in a state of major ritual impurity. If he is unable to do so—and I do not think anyone is unable to do so in the present time, except rarely—then if he is able to perform ghusl, he must do so. If he is unable, he performs tayammum until he finds water. As for leaving off both tayammum and ghusl on the pretext that he is a pilgrim, that is forbidden. He must perform ghusl from major ritual impurity, or perform tayammum if ghusl is not possible.