What is the ruling on ghusl if semen is discharged with a slight desire or after a period of feeling it, and what is the meaning of the saying: "A woman's semen is not rubbed off" and "A woman's semen is thin"?

That which is discharged due to lust may be either maniyy (seminal fluid) or madhiy (pre-seminal fluid), and each has distinct characteristics: The maniyy of a woman is thin and yellowish, and it may be whitish. Its smell is known to be like the smell of a man's maniyy. Pleasure is felt upon its discharge, and it is followed by a slackening of lust. As for madhiy, it is a thin, sticky, white fluid that exits when lust is aroused. It is not followed by a slackening of lust, and its exit may not be felt. It is more common in women than in men.

Ghusl (ritual bath) is obligatory upon the discharge of maniyy, while only Wudu (ablution) is required upon the discharge of madhiy, after purifying the exit point and washing whatever affected the body and clothes. If there is doubt whether what exited is maniyy or madhiy, ghusl is not obligatory, and the Muslim has the choice to apply the ruling of either maniyy or madhiy.

A man's maniyy can be rubbed off because it is thick. However, a woman's maniyy is not rubbed off because it is thin, and after drying, it leaves no substance that can be removed by rubbing. The stickiness of madhiy is one of its characteristics.