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What is the ruling on one who fasted while in a state of major ritual impurity (junub), out of laziness to perform ghusl, and only purified himself upon waking from sleep?

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It is permissible for a fasting person to wake up in a state of janabah (ritual impurity), but delaying the ghusl (ritual bath) from janabah until the prayer time has expired is forbidden.

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