A person engaged in masturbation and woke up to perform ablution but doubted whether he had performed Ghusl or not. When he went to the bathroom before Fajr prayer, he found traces of sticky white spots and removed them with water. What is the ruling on his Ghusl and his fasting?
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Peace be upon you.
Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
If you doubt whether you performed Ghusl or not, you are required to perform it. Given that you have ample time to perform Ghusl and did not do so, you must make up the day and pay the expiation, as this is considered a deliberate act of remaining in a state of Janabah.
Source: Educational Message, Purity, Ghusl (2) + Message on Prayer and Fasting, Fasting, Obligations of Fasting, Avoiding Invalidators of Fasting, Remaining in Janabah
Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect him):
- If you doubt whether you performed Ghusl or not, you are required to perform it. Given that you have ample time to perform Ghusl and did not do so, you must make up the day and pay the expiation, as this is considered a deliberate act of remaining in a state of Janabah.
- It is possible that the obligation to make up the fast for deliberately remaining in a state of Janabah until dawn in Ramadan is a punishment imposed on the fasting person, not due to the invalidation of their fast. Therefore, it is necessary to observe caution in intention by refraining from invalidators on that day with the intention of general proximity, without specifying it as a legal fast or merely for discipline.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Recommended Acts of Ghusl from Janabah and Some Rulings on Ghusls, M 209 + Invalidators, Seventh + M 994
May you be successful in all good.