Does semen discharge with lust due to touching and kissing one's wife over clothes without intercourse invalidate the fast, and what is the expiation required for it?
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The emission of semen due to kissing or similar actions by a fasting person invalidates the fast and necessitates a make-up day (qada'), but not expiation (kaffara), because expiation is only required for intercourse. It is not permissible for a Muslim to intentionally do anything that invalidates their fast.
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