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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) experienced nocturnal emissions?

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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some scholars have mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only entered a state of major ritual impurity due to sexual intercourse, not due to nocturnal emissions. Is this statement correct?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
He says: Some scholars have mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only entered a state of major ritual impurity due to sexual intercourse, not due to nocturnal emissions. Is this statement correct?

The Shaykh:
I do not know what is established regarding whether he (peace and blessings be upon him) experienced nocturnal emissions. I do not know of any hadith stating that he did. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/814] هل ثبت أن النبي ﷺ كان يحتلم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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