A man who sees in his sleep that he had a wet dream but finds no wetness

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If he has a wet dream but sees no wetness, the ritual bath is not required of him; but if he does not recall having had a wet dream yet sees wetness, the ritual bath is obligatory.

Abu Hamzah said: Once I was travelling on my mount in a state between sleep and wakefulness when I felt desire and found myself in an unfamiliar state; then a little fluid came out of me which wet the area of my groin and what was around it. I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about this, and he said: "Wash your private part and whatever part of you it touched." He did not order me to perform the ritual bath.

Ibrahim said: If a person sees in a dream that he has had intercourse, but after waking he finds no wetness, the ritual bath is not required of him.

The same is reported from Ibrahim.

The same is reported from al-Sha'bi.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about a man who wakes from his sleep and sees wetness. He said: "If that happened to me, I would perform the ritual bath."

Ibrahim was asked about a man who sees wetness after waking. He said: He should perform the ritual bath.

Mujahid said: The ritual bath is not required until he is certain that he has become junub.

Sa'id bin Jubayr and Ata said: When he sees wetness, he should perform the ritual bath.

Shu'bah said: I asked al-Hakam and Hammad about a man who wakes up and finds wetness. Al-Hakam said: "He does not perform the ritual bath." Hammad said: "If he recalls having had a wet dream, he should perform the ritual bath."

Sufyan said: He should perform the ritual bath.

Qatadah said: He should not perform the ritual bath until he is certain of having had a wet dream.

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: The ritual bath becomes required only through desire and then its subsiding.

Hammad was asked about a man who wakes in the morning and sees wetness on his private part. He said: If he recalls having had a wet dream, he should perform the ritual bath; and if he does not recall it, the ritual bath is not required. Qatadah said: If the fluid came out in spurts, he should perform the ritual bath. I asked Qatadah: "How will he know?" He said: "He can find out by smelling it." Al-Hakam said: He does not perform the ritual bath.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you sees wetness after waking up, he should perform the ritual bath even if he does not recall having had a wet dream; and if he recalls having had a wet dream but sees no wetness, the ritual bath is not required of him."