Finding Wetness on Clothes After Sleep: Is Ghusl Necessary?
Question
Salaam,since I was small I always had ุดู on more or less anything like wudhu etc. So the problem im facing is i sleep with no erection and do not see any dream nor feel excitement,after i wake up i see my boxers a little wet or sometimes some small white marks however when I touch it there is no ุนูุงู ุฉ of it being ู ูู/ู ุฐู etc. in this state is changing my boxers ูุงูู or is ุบุณู fardh for me ?
Islamic Ruling & Answer
VerifiedWalekumussalam,
If you slept without any sexual dream, no erection, and no feeling of excitement and after waking up you only saw slight wetness or small white marks then ghusl is NOT obligatory.
If you are not sure that it is semen, then you do not have to do ghusl.
You may just wash that part of the underwear or change your boxers. That is enough.
Reference :
โCertainty is not removed by doubt.โ
You were pure with certainty. Doubt does not make ghusl obligatory.
Recite Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Naas frequently, inshaallah the whispers (waswasa) will go away.
Answered by
Mufti Tosif Qasmi
February 24, 2026
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