Question: Is it permissible to delay the ghusl of janabah until dawn (fajr) breaks? And is it permissible for women to delay ghusl after menses or post-natal bleeding until dawn breaks?
Answer: When a woman sees that she is pure before dawn breaks, it is obligatory for her to fast. There is no harm in delaying the ghusl until after dawn has broken. However, it is not permissible to delay ghusl until sunrise. Rather, it is necessary that she performs ghusl before sunrise and offers the Fajr prayer. Similarly, it is not permissible for a junub to delay ghusl until after sunrise. Rather, it is obligatory upon him to perform ghusl before the sun rises and offer the Fajr prayer. And for a man, performing ghusl before that is obligatory, so that he can offer the Fajr prayer with congregation.
” Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him).
