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Is ghusal compulsory after foreplay?

· 16 Rabiʻ I 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I have just married. I need to know if I foreplay with my wife, more precisely playing with her body (sucking, etc.) no intercourse, do we still need to take a bath to offer prayer or just wudhu will be fine?

Answer

If there is no emission of semen, ghusal is not compulsory. Wudhu will suffice.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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