Is ghusl obligatory upon waking up and finding a small amount of clear fluid, not exceeding the opening of the male organ, without recalling any nocturnal emission (wet dream), or seeing things that incite desire without a full seminal emission?
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is only obligatory upon the emission of semen. So, if a person dreams but does not find any trace of semen, then ghusl is not required of him. If he finds madhy (pre-seminal fluid), he should perform wudu and purify the affected area and clothing. If he is unsure whether the discharge is semen or madhy, he may choose between the two and consider it whichever he wishes. Ghusl is not obligatory upon him unless he is certain of the emission of semen. Impurity () is not established unless semen or other discharge exits to the tip of the penis.
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