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My dear brother i have a question,

After the proccess of ihtilam in sleepng period when asleep and found himself in ihtilam then bath (Ghussal)is absolutly taken but in sickness period when contain in ihtilam, is the bath (Ghussal) obligate upon the beliver who involve in sickness. Are any other solution of theis matter have please mail me.

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Answer:

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

If one experiences a ‘wet-dream’ in one’s sleep, then a full bath or ‘ghusl’ is indeed obligatory upon the person just as one would do ‘ghusl’ for purification after sexual intercourse or major impurities. But if one experiences a ‘wet-dream’ and is so sick or has an ailment whereby if he touched water he fears that it would deteriorate his state of health; then it becomes obligatory upon him to purify himself through ‘tayammum’ (purification with pure dust).

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah Maidah verse 6: O ye who believe! When ye prepare for prayer wash your faces and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water then take for yourselves clean sand or earth and rub therewith your faces and hands. Allah doth not wish to place you in a difficulty but to make you clean and to complete His favor to you that ye may be grateful.

But if one is involved in such a rare sickness or ailment whereby his private parts automatically and without sexual arousement constantly ejaculate and release sperm; then ‘ghusl’ or full bath of purification would not be obligatory on such a person who has this rare disease. He should wash his private parts and his clothes where the impurities might have touched, perform the ‘wudu’, and make himself available for prayer.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan