Junub Bath Time Limit When Fasting Based On Hadith Sahih

YOGYAKARTA - The month of Ramadan is a month full of blessings and forgiveness for Muslims. However, there are times when someone experiences a big habit (junub) at night before fasting. So, is there a time limit for bathing in the junub during fasting?

For those of you who are curious and do not know, this article will discuss in-depth the time limit for bathing during fasting, as well as proper junub bathing procedures in accordance with the guidance of Islamic law.

Sometimes, certain conditions such as very cold water temperatures or extreme weather make some people delay mandatory bathing until the morning before dawn, even though they are obliged to fast because they are holy from menstruation.

The question is, does this delay affect the validity of fasting?

Reporting from the website of the National Zakat Agency, mandatory bathing does not affect whether or not fasting is valid. In fact, if someone deliberately delays mandatory bathing until dawn, then the fast is still valid.

The above understanding is based on the hadith narrated by Aisyah RA and Ummu Salamah RA, which states that the Prophet Muhammad SAW had entered the dawn of a junub because of having a husband and wife relationship. Then after dawn, he took a bath and fasted.

It is permissible to postpone the junub shower until after dawn, this is based on the actions taken by the Prophet Muhammad SAW. In several histories, the Prophet Muhammad SAW had postponed the junub bath until the dawn time, then he continued to fast.

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This event became the legal basis for allowing the postponement of the junub shower after dawn or Fajr time. The argument regarding this is stated in the hadith narrated by Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, sourced from Aisyah RA and Ummu Salamah RA:

"Indeed, the Prophet Muhammad SAW once found Fajr time in a state of junub due to having a husband and wife relationship, then he took a bath and continued his fast." (HR. Bukhari and Muslim).

In the history of Muslim Imams originating from Ummu Salamah RA, there is an additional statement: "And Prophet Muhammad SAW does not fast."

Based on the hadith above, it can be concluded that two things, namely: the limit of the junub bath is entering the dawn time and the law is allowed to take a junub shower after the sahur (the meal remains valid).

Meanwhile, Syaikh Wahbah Al-Zuhaili in the book Al-Fiqhul Islami wa Adillatuhu explains that someone who is still junub at dawn, or a menstrual woman who has been holy before dawn, then takes a bath after dawn, then her fast remains valid.

Although a person is allowed to take a mandatory bath after dawn, it would be better if the process was carried out before eating sahur.

Thus, the implementation of worship, especially the dawn prayer which is an obligation for every Muslim, can be done with a calmer heart.

Thus, mandatory bathing after suhoor is allowed, as explained in the hadith sah above. However, it is enlivened to take a mandatory bath before dawn if there are no obstacles.

One proof that a big hadas is not a legal requirement for fasting is if a person dreams of getting wet during the day of Ramadan. His fast is not canceled, even though he did not immediately take a shower at that time. However, it is still mandatory to take a shower before performing the prayers.

Then what cancels fasting is if someone deliberately does things that cause a big hadas during fasting, such as having sex with a husband and wife during the day.

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