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Is the sensation of lust and the ability to masturbate considered a sign of puberty, even if no other signs of puberty have appeared and only a few drops are expelled during masturbation?

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Puberty is not attained merely by feeling lust and being able to masturbate. Rather, the emission of semen must be confirmed. The discharge of a few drops of semen after masturbation is a sign of puberty. If puberty is confirmed, then the prayers performed while in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity) must be made up. However, if there is doubt about the exact time of puberty, it is only established with certainty.

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