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What should I do after a wet dream?

126 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 5 South African Darul Iftas (Mufti Online, AskImam, Ibn Masood, Azaadville, Jamiat KZN). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.

Based on the fatawa linked below. Please read the sources and double-check with a Darul Ifta for your situation.

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What the Darul Iftas say

“A wet dream is an erotic dream that causes involuntary ejaculation of semen. A dream where one is seen masturbating is not necessarily a wet dream, even though one finds some degree of excitement on awakening.”

Ibn Masood — Wet dream while fasting · 23 Nov 2023

“A person who has a wet dream on a plane when he cannot make ghusl or tayammum, he will perform his ṣalāh by only imitating the postures of ṣalāh. He will not recite anything in ṣalāh. Subsequently, he must make qaḍā’ of the ṣalāh performed on the plane as soon as he attains purity.”

AskImam — What should I do if I had a wet dream on the plane? · 9 Mar 2021

“Ihtilaam is when a person wakes up from his sleep and finds semen on his clothing due to a wet dream. If wetness comes out in one's wakeful state, this is not regarded as ihtilaam.”

Mufti Online — Definition of wet dream (ihtilaam) · 21 Jan 2019

“If a person experiences a wet dream but finds no wetness then it is not obligatory upon him to take Ghusl. If a drop or two of semen emerged after awaking or during the day and one is certain that it is semen which has emerged as result of experiencing a wet dream, then Ghusl will be obligatory.”

Azaadville — A Wet Dream With No Discharge · 6 Feb 2022

Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.

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  1. Explaining to children with regards to a wet dream. Ibn Masood · 30 Apr 2024
  2. If you have a wet dream and notice stains on the sheet, is it necessary to wash the sheet? AskImam · 16 Dec 2023
  3. Nocturnal Emissions Azaadville · 14 Jun 2022
  4. Ghusal after a wet dream Mufti Online · 5 Feb 2019
  5. Wet Dream Jamiat KZN · 16 Apr 2015
  6. A woman experiencing a wet dream during her Haidh Ibn Masood · 18 Apr 2024
  7. What should I do if I had a wet dream on the plane? AskImam · 9 Mar 2021
  8. Cleaning Clothes Soiled Due To A Nocturnal Emission Azaadville · 15 Nov 2021
  9. Definition of wet dream (ihtilaam) Mufti Online · 21 Jan 2019
  10. Wet dream while fasting Ibn Masood · 23 Nov 2023
  11. Does a wet dream invalidate the fast? AskImam · 24 Jan 2019
  12. A Wet Dream With No Discharge Azaadville · 6 Feb 2022
  13. Seeing little wetness after a wet dream Mufti Online · 8 Oct 2017
  14. Experiencing a wet dream while fasting Ibn Masood · 31 Oct 2023
  15. Engaging in intimacy after a wet dream AskImam · 6 Jan 2019

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