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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on one who experiences a wet dream and then prays without performing the ritual bath?

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Question:
I stayed at my brother's house and had a wet dream that night. At Fajr, he woke me up for prayer. Yes. I stayed at my brother's house and had a wet dream that night. At Fajr, he woke me up for prayer. I performed the ablution but did not perform the full ritual bath out of shyness and modesty. We went to the mosque together, and I was unable to perform dry ablution with clean earth for fear that he would arrive or for fear that he would see me. So I prayed Fajr in that state, knowing that there were no restrooms in the mosque. Is my prayer valid?

Answer:
No, your prayer is not valid, and you made a mistake in this. There is no shyness in the religion; there is no shyness in the religion. That is to say, it is obligatory for you to perform the full ritual bath, and there is no blame on you for performing the full ritual bath. There is no harm, no harm, and no blame. Rather, the blame is on you for leaving off the full ritual bath. In any case, you must repeat the prayer you prayed, repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and not return to such an action.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من احتلم ثم صلى بدون غسل؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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