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Is it permissible for me to consider what comes out of me as wady and not perform ghusl, if I am not certain about what came out after relieving myself? And is this ruling specific to someone who wakes up from sleep and finds wetness? And can wady come out before urination?

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Semen has three characteristics by which it is identified: emission with desire, followed by relaxation; a scent resembling that of palm spathe or dough; and emission with gushing and propulsion. Each one of these three is sufficient to determine that it is semen, and their combination is not a prerequisite. As for wady, it is a thick white fluid that exits after urination. If something exits after urination and does not possess the characteristics of semen, then it is wady. Whoever wakes from sleep and does not know the true nature of the discharge, whether it is semen or wady, may choose between the two, either performing (ritual bath) or wudu (ablution) and washing what it touched. Wady does not exit before urination and is not characterized by yellowness. The semen of a man, when dry, resembles the smell of eggs. The emission of semen without desire does not necessitate ghusl according to the majority of scholars. It is advisable to ignore obsessive thoughts.

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