What is the ruling on praying upon waking to find a small amount of dry fluid on the underwear, assuming it is madhy due to its abundance, and is the prayer considered valid in this case?
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If the fluid discharged is possibly either semen (maniy) or pre-seminal fluid (madhiy), it is considered semen (maniy) and necessitates (ritual bath). The Shafi'is permit a choice for the one who is in doubt, either to consider it semen or pre-seminal fluid, which is more accommodating for a person afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswas). However, if the probability is between three or more possibilities (semen, pre-seminal fluid, urine), ghusl is not obligatory.
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