QUESTION:
1. A person wakes up for Fajr with only ten minutes before sunrise, and he is in need of taking a Ghusl. It usually takes 15 minutes to make Ghusl, which means he would miss his Fajr. What should he do?
2. What is the ruling where a person is aware that they will miss their Salaah, but chooses to read it later and goes back to sleep?
ANSWER:
1. It is possible for a person to take a Fardh Ghusl and perform the two Rakaats Fardh of Fajr within ten minutes. The Sunnah can be delayed until 15 minutes after sunrise. Hence, if a person gargles his mouth, enters water into the nose, and passes water over the entire body (without using any soaps and shampoo), then he could terminate his Ghusl within a few minutes, and perform the two Rakaats Fardh of Fajr before sunrise. There is no need to take a 15 minute Ghusl when the Fardh Ghusl can be completed within a few minutes.
2. It is a serious sin to return to sleep without performing the Fajr Salaah, or delaying the Salaah until after its time passes.
ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai
Date:- 10 Safar 1445 / 27 August 2023
