Finding Wetness on Clothes After Sleep: Is Ghusl Necessary?
Question
Salaam,since I was small I always had شك 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 علامة of it being منى/مذي etc. in this state is changing my boxers كافى or is غسل fardh for me ?
Islamic Ruling & Answer
Walekumussalam,
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 :
“Certainty is not removed by doubt.”
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
Daurah-e-Hadith (Fazil), Darul Uloom Deoband · Specialization in Fiqh & Ifta (Grade A), Jamea Tul Hidaya, Jaipur
June 18, 2026
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