Semen, madhi and wadi

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about drops of madhy (pre-seminal fluid), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Wudu is obligatory for it, and ghusl is obligatory for mani (semen)."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I used to emit madhy. I asked Sayyiduna al-Miqdad to ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, because the Prophet's daughter was married to me, so I felt shy to ask this question. Sayyiduna al-Miqdad asked, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Every adult man emits madhy. If it is mani, ghusl is required; if it is madhy, wudu is required."

The same hadith is reported through another chain.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I went with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him), and he came out to us and said, "I felt madhy, so I washed my private organ and performed wudu." Sayyiduna Umar asked, "Is that sufficient?" He said, "Yes." Sayyiduna Umar said, "Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said, "Yes."

Kharashah bin al-Hurr says: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about madhy, and he said, "This is only a preliminary thing; only wudu is required for it."

Abu Uthman al-Nahdi says: Salman bin Rabi'ah married a woman from Banu Uqayl. When he engaged in foreplay with her, madhy came out of him. So he took a bath, and asked Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) about it. Sayyiduna Umar said, "Ghusl is not obligatory for this; it is merely madhy."

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I used to emit a great deal of madhy, because of which I took a bath very often. I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Wudu alone is sufficient for you."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: For mani, ghusl is to be taken; and when madhy comes out, one should wash the private part and perform wudu. As for what comes out due to desire, I do not know what it is.

A person from the family of Abu al-Muhallab used to take a bath because of the fluid that comes after urination. He said to him, "Wudu is sufficient for you."

Al-Qasim says: As for what comes out due to desire, I do not know what it is.

Wetness, madhy and some things that a man feels were mentioned in the presence of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). He said, "You mention something that I do not experience; if I were to experience it, I would take a bath for it."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: When mani comes out, ghusl is required, and when madhy or wady comes out, wudu is required.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked whether madhy makes ghusl obligatory. He said, "It is merely arousal (nashat); only wudu is required for it."

Istabraq says: I asked Salim about madhy, and he said, "Wudu is to be performed for it."

Ikrimah says: For mani there is ghusl; and for madhy and wady, one washes the private organ and performs wudu.

Simak says: I asked al-Hasan al-Basri, "If a man emits madhy, what should he do?" He said, "Every adult man emits madhy; let him wash his private part."

Mujahid says: For mani there is ghusl, and for madhy and wady wudu is required.

Sa'id bin Jubayr says: For madhy, one washes the private organ three times and performs wudu.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: For mani there is ghusl, and for madhy and wady wudu is required, and he should also wash his private part.