Is it necessary to verify the emission of madhy (pre-seminal fluid) after every arousal or thought about one’s fiancée, and what are the signs of madhy emission? Is a person considered ritually pure as long as they do not feel its emission? Is the prayer valid without verification? Should the prayer be repeated if madhy is discovered after the prayer? What is the ruling on daily inspection of underwear for traces of maniy (seminal fluid)? Is it a condition to feel the gush to rule that a spot is maniy?

The questioner must stop speaking with his fiancée and thinking about her in a way that incites lust, because she is a stranger to him before the marriage contract. He is not required to look at the organ unless he is verifying the exit of something; if it is madhiy, he should wash it and perform wudhu’. If he is not certain that something exited, he should not pay attention to the whispers of Satan. However, if he feels moisture after lust has been aroused, he should verify it. If he does not feel anything has descended, he may perform wudhu’ and pray without looking. If he finds madhiy after the prayer, it is considered to have occurred after it if possible; otherwise, it is considered to have exited before it. He is not required to search and inspect his clothes. If, after sleeping, he finds what he believes to be maniy (semen), ghusl (ritual bath) is obligatory. The same applies if he is unsure whether it is maniy or madhiy, according to some scholars. Feeling the flow of maniy during sleep is not a prerequisite for ghusl to be obligatory. Whoever is unsure about what has exited, whether it is maniy or madhiy, has the choice between ghusl or wudhu’ (this is the view of the Shafi’i school). If the possibility oscillates between three or more (semen, madhiy, urine), then ghusl is not required. Mere wet dreams without the emission of maniy do not necessitate ghusl.