Does an erection of the penis without lust or ejaculation, while in a state of drowsiness or full sleep, invalidate the fast of a single young man?
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An erection does not break the fast, whether it occurs while awake or asleep. Similarly, a wet dream with the emission of semen during sleep does not invalidate the fast.
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