Fatwa ID: 07833

Written by Maulana Aabu Saeed Miah

Question:

Today I woke up to find my normal white vaginal discharge dried yellow, I smelled it to check if it smelled like pollen to see if it’s maniy. It kind of did but that smell comes from time to time for no reason and I think it’s due to illness. At first I did not remember having a dream at all but then I saw a specific object and I was reminded of a dream but couldn’t remember anything. When I faintly remembered having a dream I felt a little guilt out of nowhere. I sometimes do not remember having dreams but then when I see something I do remember them. The discharge was very dried and looked old I’m assuming that it came out a long time before I got out of bed. I woke up 1 hour and  a half before getting up and went back to sleep again. Whenever this happens where I have a dream then wake up then go to sleep again I usually don’t remember that dream. Am I obliged to do ghusl in this case? (Note that I’m someone who has OCD and constant waswas and lately I’ve been doing a lot of ghusl because I keep suspecting I discharged maniy and it’s causing a lot of hardship especially since I’m a student)

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

As you are doubtful to whether it is ‘maniy’ and you cannot remember a dream you will not have to perform ghusl. If you become certain to the fact that it is ‘maniy’ you will have to perform ghusl.

Only Allah knows best.

Written  by Maulana Aabu Saeed Miah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

وَهُوَ يَتَذَكَّرُ احْتِلَامًا إنْ تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ مَنِيٌّ أَوْ تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ مَذْيٌ أَوْ شَكَّ أَنَّهُ مَنِيٌّ أَوْ مَذْيٌ فَعَلَيْهِ الْغُسْلُ وَإِنْ تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ وَدْيٌ لَا غُسْلَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ رَأَى بَلَلًا إلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَذَكَّرْ الِاحْتِلَامَ فَإِنْ تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ وَدْيٌ لَا يَجِبُ الْغُسْلُ وَإِنْ تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ مَنِيٌّ يَجِبُ الْغُسْلُ وَإِنْ تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ مَذْيٌ لَا يَجِبُ الْغُسْلُ وَإِنْ شَكَّ أَنَّهُ مَنِيٌّ أَوْ مَذْيٌ قَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ – رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى -: لَا يَجِبُ الْغُسْلُ حَتَّى يَتَيَقَّنَ بِالِاحْتِلَامِ، وَقَالَا: يَجِبُ

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