How to Perform Ghusl After Wet Dreams? ~ Hi readers! Are you looking for an explanation of wet dreams according to Islam? If your answer is “Yes”, then you are reading the right article. In this article, I will explain some important things about wet dreams in Islam. So, you have to read this article to the end!
In Islamic legal literacy, there are many explanations about how to perform ghusl after wet dreams?. One of them is that wet dreams are a sign that a Muslim has grown up or Baligh. Mature Muslims (Baligh) are obliged to perform all obligations in Islam, such as performing the obligatory prayers five times a day, paying Zakat, fasting during Ramadan, and performing Hajj if he is able to do so. Moreover, in one case, if Muslims had wet dreams, then they were not allowed to perform some of the obligatory prayers and the recommended worship before they took a bath.
In short, in this article I will explain some important things about “How to perform ghusl after wet dreams?” as follows:
- Wet Dreams in Islam
a. Muslims who have wet dreams are innocent.
b. Wet dreams are a sign that someone has reached maturity (baligh).
c. In one case, a wet dream was a sign that a Muslim had big hadas or had to take a bath. - What Is Ghusl After Wet Dreams in Islam?
- The Types of Wet Dreams in Islam
a. The wet dreams that are require Muslim to bath.
b. The wet dreams that aren’t require Muslim to bath. - Can We Pray After Wet Dreams?
- Dua for Ghusl After Wet Dreams.
- Guidelines of How to Perform Ghusl After Wet Dreams?
Wet Dreams in Islam
A wet dream is a dream of having sex until someone sheds sperm. Men and women experience it. In general, wet dreams in Islam are a condition that explains that a person is an adult (Baligh). Besides, a Muslim who has a wet dream until he releases sperm, then he has a big hadas. Thus, he must take a bath.
There are two general things about wet dreams in Islam that I would like to explain here:
a. Muslims who have wet dreams are innocent.
Wet dreams are dreams of having sex with other people. Maybe the other person is your husband, wife, brother, sister, male friend, female friend, and so on. In general, if under normal conditions, not in a dream, having sex with someone other than a husband or wife, can make a person sin. It is categorized as adultery. But if it is done in a dream (wet dream), then it will not make a person a sinner.
We can find an explanation that wet dreams carried out with other people, not with husband or wife, do not cause a person sin in the following hadith:
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ : أَنَّ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : رُفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ عَنِ النَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ وَعَنِ الصَّبِيِّ حَتَّى يَشُبَّ وَعَنِ الْمُعَتَوِهِ حَتَّى يَعْقَلَ
From Ali: that the Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, “Pen (recorders of deeds) are raised from three types of people: from sleeping to waking up, from small children to adults (baligh), and from crazy people. until he realized. “
b. Wet dreams are a sign that someone has reached maturity (baligh).
The second thing I want to explain about wet dreams in Islam, if a Muslim has wet dreams, then that is a sign that he is an adult (baligh). In other words, since then he has the obligation to carry out all obligations in Islam.
We can find an explanation that a wet dream is a sign that someone has reached puberty in the Quranic verse as follows:
وَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْأَطْفَالُ مِنكُمُ الْحُلُمَ فَلْيَسْتَأْذِنُوا كَمَا اسْتَأْذَنَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
And if the little ones have grown up (puberty), then let them ask permission, like the people before them. This is how Allah explains His signs to them. And Allah is the all-knowing God as well as the wisest. (An-Nur 24:59).
c. In one case, a wet dream was a sign that a Muslim had big hadas or had to take a bath.
According to Islamic legal literacy, if a Muslim has a wet dream until he releases sperm, then he has a big hadas. Thus, he has to take a shower to get rid of it so that he can perform some worship that requires him to be in a holy state, such as praying and holding the Quran. Bathing that is done because of a wet dream is called “Janabah Bath”.
What Is Ghusl After Wet Dreams in Islam?
Maybe now you are still wondering, “What is a bath (ghusl) after a wet dream in Islam?” You must know that it is a ritual that must be carried out by Muslims who have big hadas. Big hadas is an impure condition that is experienced by Muslims. Big hadas can only be removed by bathing Janabah. So, taking a bath (ghusl) after a wet dream is a Janabah bath.
If we understand this explanation, of course, we also understand that the law of doing Janabah bath is obligatory. In other words, if Muslims don’t do that after a wet dream, then he still has a big hadas.
The Types of Wet Dreams in Islam
Do you know how many types of wet dreams are in Islam? If you don’t know that yet, then keep reading this article!
According to Islamic legal literacy, there are two types of wet dreams in Islam:
a. The Wet Dreams That Are Require Muslim to Bath.
What is meant by a wet dream which requires a Muslim to bathe is a wet dream that causes him to emit sperm. I think we all understand that. So, I’m not going to write much about it.
We can find an explanation of the types of wet dreams that require a Muslim to bathe in the following hadith:
عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فِيْ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِيْ مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ — قَالَ : تَغْتَسِلْ . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . زَادَ مُسْلِمٌ : فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ : وَهَلْ يَكُوْنُ هَذَا ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ , فَمِنْ أَيْنَ الشِّبْهُ
From Anas radliyalaahu anhu, he said, “Allah’s Messenger sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam has said (about women who dream of seeing something seen by men in his dream him),” She must take a bath. “The hadith is narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Muslims added the editor of the hadith, “Um Salamah then asked, “And is this there?” He (Prophet Muhammad) replied, “Yes. Then where is that similarity?”
b. The Wet Dreams That Aren’t Require Muslim to Bath.
What is meant by wet dreams that aren’t require Muslim to bath is a wet dream that does not cause him to emit sperm. I think we all understand that. So, I’m not going to write much about it.
We can find an explanation of the types of wet dreams that aren’t require Muslim to bath in the following hadith:
عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا: أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : جَاءَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ- اِمْرَأَةُ أَبِيْ طَلْحَةَ- إِلَى رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ ، إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ ؛ هَلْ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ مِنْ غُسْلٍ إِذَا هِيَ اِحْتَلَمَتْ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: نَعَمْ، إِذَا رَأَتِ الْمَاءَ
From Umm Salamah, Ummul Mukminin, radliyallahu anha, that she said, “Umm Sulaym, the wife of Abu Talha, has come to the Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. She then said, “O Messenger of Allah, verily Allah is not ashamed of the truth: should a woman take a bath if she has had wet dreams?” The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, “Yes if he has seen the water (her sperm comes out).
Can We Pray After Wet Dreams?
Now, you may be wondering, “Can we pray after wet dreams?”
If we understand the previous explanations, of course, we understand that we can pray if the wet dreams we experience do not cause us to secrete sperm. But if it makes us secrete sperm, then we can’t pray before we take a bath (take a Janabah bath). That’s the answer to that question. As Muslims, we must understand that.
Dua for Ghusl After Wet Dreams
One thing that Muslims who take a bath after wet dreams should not forget is the Dua for ghusl after wet dreams. That is because Dua for ghusl is one of the factors that determines the validity of the bath. In other words, Dua is one of the mandatory things in a series of ghusl after wet dreams.
The Dua for ghusl after wet dreams is as follows:
نَوَيْتُ الْغُسْلَ لِرَفْعِ الْحَدَثِ الْأَكْبَرِ فَرْضًا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى
I intend to take a bath to get rid of the big hadas, as an obligation, because of Allah Taala.
Guidelines of How to Perform Ghusl After Wet Dreams?
Have you read the articles about bathing after sex in Islam that I have published on this website? If anyone has read it, then I am very happy. But if you haven’t read it, then I highly recommend that you do. Why is that? The answer is because in the article there is an explanation of the Janabah bath, which you should do after you have sex or after you have had wet dreams.
In other words, in the article, there is an explanation of how to perform ghusl after wet dreams. I won’t go into that again here. If you want to read it, you can read it here.
Readers all! That’s a brief explanation of how to perform ghusl after wet dreams and some important things about it. Do you understand? If you have any questions, please ask!
I think that’s all for this article. May be useful! Amen!
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