A person is inquiring about the validity of their fast after experiencing a wet dream but not performing ghusl (ritual purification) before Fajr due to specific circumstances.
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In summary: If there is doubt about the actual emission of semen, you do not need to perform ghusl, and your fast is valid.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
- The fluid that exits from a woman during sexual excitement, if it is substantial enough to soil her underwear and is recognized as an emission, requires ghusl. If it occurs with intense sexual arousal and reaching climax, it is considered as semen (i.e., it is impure and necessitates ghusl). However, if it does not reach climax, it is recommended to perform ghusl as a precaution. On the other hand, fluid that exits without sexual excitement or localized moisture that does not exceed the private parts due to light sexual stimulation does not necessitate ghusl and is considered pure.
Similarly, if there is doubt about the emission or its extent, purification is not required, and you do not need to investigate further. If the fluid is light and does not qualify as an emission, it does not invalidate the fast.
Therefore, if you are unsure whether you have become impure, there is no obligation on you. However, if you are certain that you have become impure, you must perform ghusl for the fast, and if you deliberately neglect it, you must make up the fast and pay a compensatory penalty. The circumstances mentioned do not provide sufficient reason to skip ghusl.
Source: Official Website + Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Invalidators, Seventh + Compensation for Fasting
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
The fluid that exits from a woman upon reaching the peak of sexual pleasure is treated as semen, and she must perform ghusl. If she doubts whether she has reached this stage or whether the fluid has exited, she does not need to perform ghusl.
Thus, if you are unsure whether you have become impure, there is no obligation on you. However, if you are certain that you have become impure, you must perform ghusl for the fast, and if you deliberately neglect it, you must make up the fast and pay a compensatory penalty. The circumstances mentioned do not provide sufficient reason to skip ghusl.
Source: Educational Message, Ghusl of Janabah (3) + Message on Prayer and Fasting, Fasting, Obligations of Fasting, Avoiding Invalidators of Fasting, Remaining in Janabah or Menstruation until Fajr + Cases of Obligation for Making Up and Compensatory Penalty for Deliberate Neglect
May you be successful in all good.