A man woke up in the last time of Fajr in a state of major ritual impurity; if he had taken a full ritual bath, the sun would have risen and the time for Fajr would have ended; is it permissible for him to perform dry ablution?

The questioner : A man woke up in the last time of Fajr in a state of major ritual impurity.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : If he had taken a full ritual bath and entered [the prayer], the sun would have risen and the time for Fajr would have ended; is it permissible for him to perform dry ablution?

The Shaykh : If your question is precise, as we assume, the answer is: let him proceed with purification, even if the sun rises on him; for if it rises on him, it does not rise while he is in a state of disobedience.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : The ruling differs in the case of a person who wakes up in a state of major ritual impurity half an hour before the sun rises, and he takes—using the Syrian expression—his time, dragging it out, meaning he prolongs it, so that only five minutes remain before the sun rises; between the time he takes to bathe, the sun rises and it is over for him; and that is why I said: if your question is precise, as it is supposed to be, the answer is that if the sun rises on him, he was in obedience to Allah.
The Shaykh: And I am pleased, on this occasion, to mention a sound report from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that he led the people in prayer...