هل الجنابة تبطل الصيام؟

جواب السؤال:

If a person is in a state of ritual impurity (جنابة) at night and then wakes up fasting without having performed ghusl until after dawn, his fast is considered valid. Numerous hadiths support this. For instance, Aisha reported that a man asked the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم): "O Messenger of Allah, what if I am in a state of impurity when I need to pray and want to fast?" The Prophet replied, "I also find myself in a state of impurity when prayer time comes, yet I fast." The man replied, "But you are not like us, O Messenger of Allah; Allah has forgiven you for your past and future sins."