A young man experienced nocturnal emission but was too embarrassed to wash before Suhoor. What is the ruling on his fast?
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei and Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect them):
There is no meaning to shyness when it comes to fulfilling religious obligations, and shyness is not a valid excuse for neglecting a duty, such as the ritual washing (ghusl) after janabah. In any case, if one is unable to perform the ghusl due to embarrassment, the obligation is to perform tayammum instead of ghusl for the purpose of prayer and fasting.
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him): Educational Message, Purity, Ghusl (3), Rulings on Ghusl
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him): Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Invalidators of Fasting, M 996