The Fifth: Emission of semen through desire by the act of the fasting person, with the mention of the evidence.
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The Shaykh : Now, the fifth: emission of semen through desire by the act of the fasting person. Pay attention, how many conditions are there? Emission of semen through desire by the act of the fasting person: three? Good. Emission of semen excludes pre-seminal fluid; pre-seminal fluid does not break the fast, even if through desire, even if by the act of the fasting person. Good. Emission of semen through desire: if the semen is emitted due to an illness or another cause other than desire, it does not break the fast. Third: by the act of the fasting person. If the semen is emitted without the act of the fasting person, for example by thinking, if a person thinks and then emits, it does not break the fast. Why? Because thinking is not an act. The evidence that thinking is not an act is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 5269 So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made the talk of the heart excused. Good. If the fasting person has a wet dream and emits semen, what is the ruling? Brother
The student: The fasting person emitted semen.
The Shaykh : What? That is not our topic.
The student: We said that the fasting person had a wet dream and emitted.
The Shaykh : He had a wet dream and emitted. Good, rest. If the fasting person has a wet dream and emits, it does not break the fast. Why? Because it is not by his act. Good. So if someone asks, what is the evidence that emission of semen through desire by the act of the fasting person breaks the fast? Because some people, and they are a minority of scholars, said that semen, even if it is emitted through desire by the act of the fasting person, does not break the fast. They based this opinion on the principle we mentioned, which is that what is established by the requirement of the Shari'ah evidence cannot be negated except by Shari'ah evidence. They asked: Where is the evidence from the Qur'an and the Sunnah that emission of semen invalidates the fast? And although this is a weak opinion, because the four Imams (may Allah have mercy on them) are against it, it has been said. And we are now in this mosque, and we know that among those present are those who consider the disagreement of some scholars, even if it is an anomalous disagreement. So what is the evidence that emission of semen through desire invalidates the fast?
This intercourse, we are talking about emission of semen without intercourse. What if a man kisses his wife and emits?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The analogy is not valid, because emission does not require expiation. His food, his drink, and his desire. Good. What is the evidence that semen is desire? The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1006 Good, rest. So the evidence here is composed of two pieces of evidence. The first is His saying in the Qudsi Hadith: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 3:27 And desire here includes intercourse and includes emission, by the evidence of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 1006
Good, five. We have taken five: now, eating and drinking, intercourse, and what is based on eating and drinking, and the fifth is emission of semen through desire by the act of the fasting person.
Allah has overlooked my followers the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered.
إن الله تجاوز لأمتي أو عن أمتي ما حدثت به أنفسها ما لم تعمل أو تتكلمThe student: The fasting person emitted semen.
The Shaykh : What? That is not our topic.
The student: We said that the fasting person had a wet dream and emitted.
The Shaykh : He had a wet dream and emitted. Good, rest. If the fasting person has a wet dream and emits, it does not break the fast. Why? Because it is not by his act. Good. So if someone asks, what is the evidence that emission of semen through desire by the act of the fasting person breaks the fast? Because some people, and they are a minority of scholars, said that semen, even if it is emitted through desire by the act of the fasting person, does not break the fast. They based this opinion on the principle we mentioned, which is that what is established by the requirement of the Shari'ah evidence cannot be negated except by Shari'ah evidence. They asked: Where is the evidence from the Qur'an and the Sunnah that emission of semen invalidates the fast? And although this is a weak opinion, because the four Imams (may Allah have mercy on them) are against it, it has been said. And we are now in this mosque, and we know that among those present are those who consider the disagreement of some scholars, even if it is an anomalous disagreement. So what is the evidence that emission of semen through desire invalidates the fast?
This intercourse, we are talking about emission of semen without intercourse. What if a man kisses his wife and emits?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The analogy is not valid, because emission does not require expiation. His food, his drink, and his desire. Good. What is the evidence that semen is desire? The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
and in man's sexual Intercourse (with his wife, ) there is a Sadaqa. They (the Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, is there reward for him who satisfies his sexual passion among us? He said: Tell me, if he were to devote it to something forbidden, would it not be a sin on his part? Similarly, if he were to devote it to something lawful, he should have a reward.
وفي بضع أحدكم صدقة قالوا يا رسول الله أيأتي أحدنا شهوته ويكون له فيها أجر قال: نعم أرأيتم لو وضعها في حرام أكان عليه وزر فكذلك إذا وضعها في الحلال كان له أجرHe gives up his food and drink and his desire for My sake
يدع طعامه وشرابه وشهوته من أجليand in man's sexual Intercourse (with his wife, ) there is a Sadaqa. They (the Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, is there reward for him who satisfies his sexual passion among us? He said: Tell me, if he were to devote it to something forbidden, would it not be a sin on his part? Similarly, if he were to devote it to something lawful, he should have a reward.
وفي بضع أحدكم صدقة قالوا: يا رسول الله أيأتي أحدنا شهوته ويكون له فيها أجر قال أرأيتم لو وضعها في حرام أكان عليه وزر؟ فكذلك إذا وضعها في الحلال كان له أجرGood, five. We have taken five: now, eating and drinking, intercourse, and what is based on eating and drinking, and the fifth is emission of semen through desire by the act of the fasting person.