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Should secretions that are discharged with a gush be considered maniyy, even if they are merely wetness and not thin yellow or thin white? Are thick yellow secretions considered maniyy, especially if discharged with a gush? Can vaginal discharges be expelled with a gush? And how can one distinguish between futūr (languidness/weakness) and tension when feeling something discharged with a gush, especially when unable to distinguish the smell of maniyy from other things?

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Secretions that do not exit with a gush or pleasure, and have no color, yellowness, or whiteness, do not necessitate ghusl (ritual bath), but they do invalidate wudu (ablution). Semen necessitates ghusl and has two characteristics: the smell of palm spathe or dough, and pleasure upon exiting followed by languor. As for madhiy (pre-seminal fluid), it is a thin, white fluid that exits upon arousal without a gush or pleasure, and is not followed by languor; it invalidates wudu. If you are unsure whether the discharge is semen or madhiy, and you cannot distinguish between them by smell or languor, then choose between them.

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