Hadith on Fasting: Waking up in major impurity before fasting

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would wake up at dawn in a state of major impurity, then he would perform a ritual bath and observe fasting.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1925, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1109

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عن عائشة أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُدْرِكُهُ الْفَجْرُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ وَيَصُومُ

1825 صحيح البخاري كتاب الصوم باب الصائم يصبح جنبا

1109 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصيام باب صحة صوم من طلع عليه الفجر وهو جنب

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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