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Girls having wet dreams

Question

Do girls have wet dreams like men?

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

When a girl reaches the age of having menses, then she may have wet dreams like a man. It is confirmed that Umm Salamah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  her narrated that Umm Sulaym  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  her came to the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) and asked him: "O Prophet of Allaah, Allaah is not shy of the truth, is a woman obliged to perform Ghusl if she has a wet dream? The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) replied: "Yes, if she sees the (white) discharges.” So Umm Salamah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  her covered her face [out of shyness] and asked: “Does a woman have wet dreams?” He replied: “Yes, how is it then that her child resembles her?" [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Ibn Hajar may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him in his interpretation of the above narration said: 'The above narration is evidence that some women have wet dreams but some others do not have wet dreams, it is for this reason that Umm Salamah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  her found this very strange. Nonetheless, the answer proves that what she found strange is the existence of sperm in principle.'

To conclude, a woman has wet dreams exactly like a man, and she desires him like he desires her.

Allaah Knows best.

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