If a person who wakes up for the morning prayer has to make ghusl but there is very little time, what should he do?

- When I woke up one morning, I saw that I had to make ghusl but the time period for the morning prayer would end if I made ghusl. Instead, I made wudu and performed the morning prayer. Then, I made ghusl and performed it again as a qada (missed) prayer.
- Was it appropriate? Will I be held responsible for missing that prayer?
- What should a person do in such cases?

Dear Brother / Sister,

If a person who wakes up for the morning prayer has to make ghusl, he has to make ghusl at once and perform the morning prayer. If the time period for the morning prayer ends when he makes ghusl, he will have to perform it after the sun rises and the time for karahah ends.  

According to the view of the majority of the scholars, a prayer cannot be performed without ghusl and wudu. Tayammum cannot be made where there is water.

 “Allah does not accept a prayer that will be performed without wudu and ghusl. He does not accept the prayer of a person whose wudu is broken unless he makes wudu again.” (see al-Fiqhul-Islami, I/569-570)

The decree of the hadiths like the one above existing in kutub as-sitta books is clear.

However, if a person stays in a house as a guest and has a wet dream and if it can disturb the household when it is known, he makes tayammum secretly and performs the prayer. Then, he performs it again as qada.

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