Does a wet dream nullify ones fast?
Question
If someone has wet dream during fasting period in Ramadhaan, how does it affect the fasting, does he need to do the fasting again?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.
A wet dream does not break one’s fast.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Ismail Desai,
Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
1ولو أكل أو شرب أو جامع ناسيا لا يفطر و كذا لو نام فاحتلم (ص 359-360، ج1، كتاب الصوم، مجمع الأنهر)
اذا طلع الفجر علي الرجل و هو علي غيرطهارة من احتلام و جماع أهله (ص 663، ج 2، الفصل الرابع عوارض الصوم،ما لا يكره فعله من الصائم، الكافي في الفقه الحنفي)
او احتلم (ص 396، ج 2، كتاب الصوم،تنوير الأبصار)
فتاوي محموديه، ج 10، ص 140، كراتشي
- Answered by
- Ismail Desai
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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