Why is the Messenger of Allah's (peace and blessings be upon him) hadith about madhiy understood as being impure (najis) and nullifying ablution, rather than merely nullifying ablution, even though its impurity was not explicitly mentioned, and he commanded washing the penis and testicles and sprinkling water on the garment? Does this understanding stem from madhiy's impurity or from its viscous nature and secretions? And does the ruling on madhiy apply only to men and not to women? What is the ruling on what is discharged from a woman when she is aroused?

The majority of scholars hold that pre-seminal fluid (madhy) is impure, and this is the strongest opinion in terms of evidence. This is because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded that the male organ be washed after it and that whatever splashes on the garment be sprinkled. This indicates its impurity. The sufficiency of sprinkling or spraying is either a concession to people or because its impurity is light, similar to the case of a baby boy's urine. Some jurists are of the view that "sprinkling" (nadh) and "spraying" (rash) can, in the Arabic language, also mean "washing" (ghasl).