What Is the Extent of the Investigations One Has to Take After Having a Wet Dream?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question:As salaamu alaykum,

Should I check my urine after having a wet dream even if I didn’t found any signs of sexual fluids on my underwear upon waking up?

Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

I pray that this message finds you well, insha’Allah.

If there was nothing there upon awakening, you do not need to perform a ritual bath (ghusl). What you mention thereafter is of no consequence, and it involves too much investigation and thinking– and this is not the time nor place for it.

Please also see: A Reader on Waswasa (Baseless Misgivings) and: Rules Regarding Ghusl and Wet Dreams for Men and Women

And Allah alone knows best.

wassalam,

Tabraze Azam

Checked & Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani