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Is a make-up fast and expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for a woman from whom a discharge was emitted due to an emotional scene on television while fasting in Ramadan, knowing that she usually experiences a yellow discharge without lust, and her menstruation began the following day?

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One must be careful not to watch things that arouse desires, both inside and outside of Ramadan, due to the great sin involved, especially in Ramadan, which is distinguished by immense virtues. One must repent from watching what Allah has forbidden. The fluid that was discharged could be madhiy (pre-seminal fluid), in which case ablution (wudu') is required and whatever it touched must be purified, or it could be maniy (seminal fluid), in which case a ritual bath (ghusl) is required. Your fast is valid according to the Shafi'i and Hanafi schools, as the emission of madhiy does not invalidate the fast according to them, nor does the emission of maniy due to repeated looking. However, the Maliki school holds that the fast is not valid in either case. It has been preponderated that the emission of madhiy does not invalidate the fast, while the emission of maniy due to repeated looking is a matter of scholarly disagreement. Making up this day as a precaution is more prudent.

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