Hurayrah: "Whoever wakes up in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity), there is no fast for him" (25). When they mentioned this to Abu Hurayrah, he said: "They are more knowledgeable; the Fadl ibn Abbas had only told me that." And he retracted his statement. If his action were not a proof for others, it would not have been a contradiction to his statement. Furthermore, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, reached a consensus (26) on the Prayer of Fear. It is narrated that Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, performed the Prayer of Fear on the Night of al-Harir (27), and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari performed the Prayer of Fear with his companions (28). It is also narrated that Sa'id ibn al-As was the commander of the army in Tabaristan, and he asked: "Which of you prayed the Prayer of Fear with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?" Hudhayfah replied: "I did." So he put him forward, and he led them in prayer (29).
Fasting. Sahih Muslim 2/780, 781. And an-Nasa'i, on the authority of Umm Salamah, in: The Chapter on Leaving Wudu for what has been changed by fire, from the Book of Purification. Al-Mujtaba 1/90. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on what has been reported regarding a man who wakes up in a state of janabah and wishes to fast, from the Book of Fasting. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/543, 544. And Imam Malik, in: The Chapter on what has been reported regarding the fasting of one who wakes up in a state of janabah in Ramadan, from the Book of Fasting. Al-Muwatta 1/289, 290. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 6/34, 36, 38, 67, 71, 99, 183, 184, 216, 229, 253, 256, 262, 279, 290, 306, 308, 310, 312, 313. (25) Reported by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on the fasting person who wakes up in a state of janabah, from the Book of Fasting. Sahih al-Bukhari 3/38. And by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the validity of the fast of one who reaches the dawn while in a state of janabah, from the Book of Fasting. Sahih Muslim 2/779, 780. And by Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on what has been reported regarding a man who wakes up in a state of janabah and wishes to fast, from the Book of Fasting. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/543. And by Imam Malik, in: The Chapter on what has been reported regarding the fasting of one who wakes up in a state of janabah in Ramadan, from the Book of Fasting. Al-Muwatta 1/290, 291. And by Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 6/184, 203, 266. (26) In the original: "ijtama'u" (they gathered). (27) In the copies: "al-Hadir". The "Night of al-Harir" was during the Battle of Siffin, between Ali and Mu'awiyah, where the people fought that night until morning, until lances were broken, arrows exhausted, and people resorted to swords. See the report of this in: Tarikh al-Tabari 5/47. Al-Bayhaqi reported this in: The Chapter on the Evidence for the validity of the Prayer of Fear and that it was not abrogated, from the Book of the Prayer of Fear. Al-Sunan al-Kubra 3/252. (28) Reported by Ibn Abi Shaybah, in: The Chapter on the Prayer of Fear and how it is performed, from the Book of Prayers. Al-Musannaf 2/400. Al-Bayhaqi also reported it in the previous chapter. (29) Reported by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the one who says one should pray one rak'ah with each group and they do not make up [the rest], from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/286. And an-Nasa'i, at the beginning of the Book of the Prayer of Fear. Al-Mujtaba 3/136. And Ibn Abi Shaybah, in: The Chapter on the Prayer of Fear and how it is performed, from the Book of Prayers. Al-Musannaf 2/461, 462. See Al-Sunan al-Kubra by al-Bayhaqi, =
