The Method of Ghusl for Janabah (Ritual Bath for Sexual Impurity)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 20
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 20
The Method of Ghusl for Janabah (Ritual Bath for Sexual Impurity)
وَ سُئِلَ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَنَامُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَيْقِظُ فَيَمَسُّ ذَكَرَهُ فَيَرَى بَلَلاً وَ لَمْ يَرَ فِي مَنَامِهِ شَيْئاً أَ يَغْتَسِلُ قَالَ «لاَ إِنَّمَا اَلْغُسْلُ مِنَ اَلْمَاءِ اَلْأَكْبَرِ.
Al-Halabi narrates that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked about a man who sleeps, then wakes up and touches his private part, finding wetness, but did not see anything in his dream. Should he perform ghusl (ritual bathing)? Imam عليه السلام said: 'No, ghusl is only required for major discharge (al-māʾ al-akbar, i.e., semen).'.
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