Does a girl experience a wet dream (احتلام) like a boy?
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A woman experiences nocturnal emission (wet dream) just like a man when she reaches the age of menstruation, and ritual bathing () becomes obligatory for her if she sees fluid. Umm Salamah found this surprising, whereupon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Yes, may your hand be soiled with dust, for how else would her child resemble her?"
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