Fatwa: # 16839
Category: Wudu
Country: Admiralty Island
Date: 23rd June 2008

Title

How does one know whether he has had a wet dream or not? I am 15 years old and I have very heavy sleep, so sometimes I suspect that something might have happened,...

Question

How does one know whether he has had a wet dream or not? I am 15 years old and I have very heavy sleep, so sometimes I suspect that something might have happened, but I'm not sure. How does one confirm whther he needs to make ghusl? And if there is a suspicion, should I still make gusl again?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Generally there are two emissions [wetness] a person may observe on awakening which will render Ghusl Wajib.

1. Mani or sperm:

An emission of a thick white fluid normally at the time of intercourse or at the time of a wetdream.

2. Mazi or pre-coital fluid:

An emission of a thin white fluid before intercourse at the time of foreplay.

We catalog hereunder the different cases of Mani and Mazi a person may experience upon awakening with there respected rulings;

Wetness

Dream

Rulings

1. Mani

Dream

Ghusl Wajib

2. Mazi

Dream

Ghusl Wajib

3. Mani

No Dream

Ghusl Wajib

4. Mazi

No Dream

Ghusl Not  Wajib

1. Doubt-Mani or Wazi

Dream

Ghusl Wajib

2. Doubt-Mani or Wazi

No Dream

Ghusl Wajib

Example of how the catalog works: From the right, column # 1, upon awakening a person saw wetness, and knows its Mani. Column # 2 and he had a dream. Column # 3 then the ruling is Gushl becomes Wajib.

(Hashiyatu Al-Tahtawi, Pg, 99. Dar-Al-Kutub Al- Ilmiyah)

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Safraz Mohammed,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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