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What is the interpretation of feeling pleasure when thinking about a specific person, or when reading about masturbation without engaging in it, accompanied by a sensation of movement in the pelvis? And is ghusl (ritual bathing) required after reading about masturbation due to constant inflammation?

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A girl should not read fatwas with the intention of arousing desire, but rather to learn the rulings of Islamic law. She must strive against her lower self, maintain a sincere intention, and avoid anything that excites her desire.

Merely feeling pleasure does not necessitate Wudu or Ghusl. Rather, Ghusl becomes obligatory upon the actual emission of mani (sperm/seminal fluid), and Wudu upon the emission of madhy (pre-seminal fluid). Her fasting for the aforementioned purpose is a good deed.

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