Sleeping in a State of Janabah During Ramadan Until Fajr

Question

A question regarding the implications of sleeping in a state of janabah (ritual impurity) during Ramadan until dawn.

Answer 1

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Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah protect him):

If someone is in a state of janabah at night during Ramadan and knows that they will wake up before the Fajr call to prayer, but they sleep without performing ghusl (ritual washing), their fast is invalid. If they are awake and then fall asleep knowing they will not wake up for ghusl, they should not sleep before performing ghusl, and if they do, their fast is invalid. However, if they think they might wake up for ghusl and intend to do so, but they do not wake up, their fast is valid. But if they wake up and then sleep again without waking up until morning, they must make up that day.

Source: Message on Prayer and Fasting, Fasting, Obligations of Fasting, Avoiding Invalidators of Fasting, Remaining in a State of Janabah ... Articles 843 + 844

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Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect him):

If someone is in a state of janabah at night during Ramadan and sleeps until morning, if they sleep intending to skip ghusl, it is as if they deliberately remained in a state of janabah, and the same applies if they are uncertain about it, as a precaution. If they sleep intending to perform ghusl and it is their first sleep, their fast is valid if they are confident they will wake up due to habit or otherwise; otherwise, it is obligatory to make up the fast. If it is the second sleep—meaning they sleep after realizing they are in a state of janabah and then sleep again until morning—they must make up the fast without expiation. If it is after the third sleep, it is recommended to also perform expiation, and the same applies to the first two sleeps if they are not confident they will wake up.

If they sleep out of forgetfulness and neglect regarding ghusl—not regarding the obligation of fasting the next day—they must make up the fast, and it is preferable to perform expiation in the third sleep. The first and second sleeps are permissible if they are confident they will wake up, but it is obligatory to avoid sleeping if they are not confident. If they sleep and do not wake up, it is obligatory to make up the fast even for the first sleep, and it is preferable to perform expiation as well, especially in the third sleep.

Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Invalidators of Fasting, Articles 1000 + 1001

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