Excreted prostatic fluid whilst kissing and cuddling wife

Reference: Fataawa Ramadhaan – Volume 2, Page 456, Fatwa No.387
Majmoo’ Fataawa Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah – Volume 25, Page 265

Question: Regarding [the husband] if he kissed his wife, or cuddled her and thereby excreted prostatic fluid, does that invalidate his fast or not?

Response: According to most of the scholars, his fast is invalidated because of that.


Translation originally published on 5 June, 2015.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.