Is what occurs by way of ejaculation when lying on the stomach in a state between sleep and wakefulness considered masturbation, and does it invalidate the Ramadan daytime fast and necessitate making it up?
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If semen is discharged without any action from the fasting person and they were unable to control themselves in that state, this is considered a wet dream (احتلام). A wet dream does not invalidate the fast, by scholarly consensus.
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