Light on the Path-153b
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The questioner : He wants to reconcile the hadith reported from Imam Ahmad, who stated that his fast is not valid, because it was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in "al-Muwatta" that he said: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 3:702 How do we reconcile this hadith with what was reported from 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would be overtaken by the dawn in Ramadan while in a state of major ritual impurity, without having had a wet dream"? He wants to give a ruling?
The Shaykh : The hadith he referred to is in "al-Muwatta"; I do not recall its status at the moment, but as I mentioned earlier, the Book and the Sunnah indicate that it is permissible for a fasting person to be in a state of major ritual impurity at dawn. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The listener is 'Abd al-Salam Mahmud al-Taqish, an Egyptian, asking: "O Shaykh Muhammad, he says..."
Whoever is in a state of major ritual impurity at dawn has no fast
من أصبح جنباً فلا صوم لهThe Shaykh : The hadith he referred to is in "al-Muwatta"; I do not recall its status at the moment, but as I mentioned earlier, the Book and the Sunnah indicate that it is permissible for a fasting person to be in a state of major ritual impurity at dawn. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The listener is 'Abd al-Salam Mahmud al-Taqish, an Egyptian, asking: "O Shaykh Muhammad, he says..."