Does nocturnal emission due to wet dreams break fast?
Nocturnal emissions, or wet dreams, do not break the fast. This is confirmed in a narration from Sahih Muslim, where it is reported that Umm Salamah stated, The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to wake up junub from sexual intercourse—not from a wet dream—and he would not break his fast nor make up for it afterward
Sahih Muslim 13:97.
Additionally, Al-Kafi mentions a relevant point where it states, I asked him about a man who experienced a nocturnal emission and, upon waking, found dampness. He said, 'It is nothing unless he is ill, then he must perform the ritual bath'
Al-Kafi 1:228.
This indicates that a person can continue fasting after a nocturnal emission without needing to make up the fast, as it does not invalidate it.
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Sahih Muslim 13:97
Sahih Muslim · Book 13, Hadith 97 · Narrated by Abdullah bin Ka'b Al-Humairi
Marwan sent someone to Umm Salamah to ask if a man who wakes up junub should fast. She said, 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to wake up junub from sexual intercourse—not from a wet dream—and he would not break his fast nor make up for it afterward.'
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Al-Kafi 1:228
Al-Kafi · Book 1, Hadith 228
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: "The intention of the believer is better than his deed, and the intention of the disbeliever is worse than his deed. Every doer acts according to his intention." — OR — I asked him about a man who experienced a nocturnal emission and, upon waking, found dampness. He said, "It is nothing unless he is ill, then he must perform the ritual bath." — OR — Regarding the verse: 'And they are neither extravagant nor stingy, but hold a medium way between those extremes,' he explained: The medium way is that which is known to the generous as a due portion and to the stingy as a burden, and the right of the benefactor is according to the number and needs of his dependents, which is good for him and for them. Allah does not impose on any soul more than He has given it. — OR — Regarding a man who handed money to another, saying: I am giving this to you as trust for my two daughters, so-and-so and so-and-so. Then the elder became apparent after he had given the money—that he took 125 dinars from it and bought a concubine for his grandson. Then the elder died, and a dispute arose between the two concubines and the boy, or one of them. They said to him: 'Woe to you, by God, you are unlawfully marrying your concubine. Our father bought her for you with our money which he gave to so-and-so, and he bought this concubine for you with it. So you are marrying her unlawfully; she is not lawful for you.' The boy withheld the concubine from marriage. What do you say to that? He said: Isn't the man who gave the money the father of the two concubines and the grandfather of the boy, and he is the one who bought the concubine for him? I said: Yes. He said: Then tell him to bring his concubine if the grandfather is the one who gave him the money and took her. — OR — Moses son of Imran (peace be upon him) complained to his Lord about phlegm and moisture. Allah ordered him to take halilaj, bililaj, and amlij, then knead them with honey and take it. Abu Abdullah (peace be upon him) said, "That is what you call at your place 'tarfila'."
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