Will my fast be accepted even though I had a wet dream before Fajr and ate suhur, and did not perform ghusl until after sunrise, knowing that I did not pray Fajr until after performing ghusl?
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It is permissible to fast for one who wakes up in a state of (ritual impurity), whether due to intercourse at night or a nocturnal emission (wet dream) at night or during the day. Fasting is only invalidated by intercourse during the day in . However, delaying prayer due to janabah until after sunrise is forbidden, and one must perform the prayer within its prescribed time and repent for delaying it.
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