Is the fluid that exits when thinking about intercourse — and is thick, copious, and viscous like semen, but without pleasure — considered semen or madhiy (pre-seminal fluid), given that their appearances are identical to me?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If the fluid discharged is not accompanied by lust and is not followed by fatigue, then it is (pre-seminal fluid) and not maniy (seminal fluid). It does not necessitate (ritual bath), but it is obligatory to wash the area from which it exited and whatever clothes it stained, and to perform ablution (wudu') when intending to pray.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/119756
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 119756
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy