Does Pre-Sexual Fluid Invalidate Fasting? Guidelines for Gender Relations in Islam

Question

Does a small amount of pre-sexual fluid invalidate the Ramadan fast?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate,

The pre-sexual fluid does not invalidate the fasting; it only invalidates the wudu.
This is because the actions break the fast return to three main factors. They are eating, drinking, and having intercourse, actually or effectively. The pre-sexual fluid does not fall under any of these factors. [Tahtawi/Shurunbulali, Hashiyat Maraqi al-Falah]

Gender Relations

Since you mentioned in your question you are texting a girl that you are romantically inclined to – please consider the following advice:

(1) One should keep interactions with the opposite gender minimum and when necessary.
(2) One should keep interactions formal and public. Private texting can start out innocent but quickly go to excess.
(3) Consider taking steps to get married.

Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies in Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen. There he completed the memorization of the Qur’an and his study of the Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz, al-Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, al-Shaykh Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others. Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.