Is ghusl obligatory for someone who reads sexual stories and novels, rubs their genitals over their clothes, and feels a very slight arousal without ejaculation?
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You must repent from reading forbidden materials that lead to unlawful masturbation. (ritual bath) is not obligatory unless the discharge of semen is confirmed. The description of a woman's semen is detailed in No. 102977.
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