Fatwa ID: 08648

Answered by: Maulana Abdurrahman Mohammad

Question:

I got this doubt but I would like to confirm if it is okay. We had planned for iui and I had to give semen sample in morning at around 9 am.

I had night fall around 6:30 am on that day and as I had to give semen i didn’t take a ghusl rather washed private parts and changed dress as I had to take ghusl anyways after giving sample. I gave sample and had ghusl. Is this permissible?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Delaying Ghusl is permissible and is understood through multiple Ahadith. It is preferred to make Wudu after Janābat when delaying. It would be impermissible to delay Ghusl if it entails missing Salāt.

I asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) “Can any one of us sleep while he is Junub?” He replied, “Yes, if he performs ablution, he can sleep while he is Junub.” (Bukhari 287)

There is nothing wrong with a person in a state of major ritual impurity (Janabah) sleeping and having sexual intercourse with his wife before performing ablution. If he performs ablution, that is good. If he wants to eat or drink, he should rinse his mouth and wash his hands. This is stated in Al-Siraj Al-Wahhaaj. (Fatāwā Hindiyyah)

References:

[1] سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَيَرْقُدُ أَحَدُنَا وَهْوَ جُنُبٌ قَالَ ‏ “‏ نَعَمْ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرْقُدْ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ‏”‏‏.‏

(Sahih al-Bukhari 287, Book 5, Hadith 39)

[2] وَلَا بَأْسَ لِلْجُنُبِ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَيُعَاوِدَ أَهْلَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ وَإِنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَحَسَنٌ وَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ أَوْ يَشْرَبَ فَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَتَمَضْمَضَ وَيَغْسِلَ يَدَيْهِ. كَذَا فِي السِّرَاجِ الْوَهَّاجِ.

(Al-Fatāwā Al-Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 16, Al-Maṭba’ah Al-Kubrā Al-Amīriyyah)

Only Allah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) knows best.

Written by Maulana Abdurrahman Mohammad

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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