Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked about a woman who sees (discharge) like a man in a dream. He said: If she sees water (semen), then she should perform ghusl (ritual bath). Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I said, "You have disgraced women! Does a woman ever have a wet dream?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May your hand be covered in dust! Then how does the child resemble the mother?"

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that it was asked from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): A man finds traces of wetness on his clothes but does not remember having a wet dream (what should he do)? He said: He should perform ghusl (ritual bath). (It was asked:) A man remembers having a wet dream but does not find any traces of wetness on his clothes? He said: Ghusl is not obligatory upon him.

This narration is also reported through this chain, and there is this addition in it: Sayyida Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: O Messenger of Allah! If a woman sees this (i.e., experiences a wet dream), is ghusl (ritual bath) also obligatory for her? He replied: Yes! Women are the counterparts of men.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri and Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with them both), along with some other Ansari companions, used to say:“Water (i.e., ritual bath) is due to water (i.e., ejaculation).”They also used to say:“A man is not obligated to perform ghusl (ritual bath) if he touches a woman, unless ejaculation occurs.”When this was conveyed to Sayyiduna ‘Umar, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, and Sayyidah ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with them), they refuted it and said:“If the private part (of a man) meets the private part (of a woman), then ghusl becomes obligatory.”Sayyiduna Sahl ibn Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him), who met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the age of fifteen, narrates: Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) informed me that the fatwa of «الْمَاءُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ» was a concession from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the beginning of Islam; later, he commanded the performance of ghusl. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (may Allah have mercy on him) had derived this ruling from an Ansari; when he learned about the obligation of ghusl, he himself began to perform ghusl and started commanding others to do so.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a man sits between the four parts of a woman and exerts himself (in intercourse), then ghusl becomes obligatory. In the narration of Abdul Samad and Abu Nu’aim, the words are «ثُمَّ جَهَدَهَا» .

It was asked from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that if a man has intercourse but does not ejaculate (then what should he do?) She (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: I and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did this, so we performed ghusl together. Walid bin Muslim has also narrated this hadith as marfu'.

Abdullah bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I and two men from my tribe came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); I think one man was also from Banu Asad. He sent both of them to the other side of the city, saying, "You are strong and sturdy, so go there and serve the religion." He went to the toilet, then came back and asked for water. He took a handful from it and washed his hands, and began to recite the Qur'an. We found it strange, so he (may Allah be pleased with him) explained: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), after relieving himself and coming out of the toilet, would recite the Qur'an, eat meat with us, and nothing except major impurity (janabah) would prevent him from these acts." Yahya says: Imam Shu'bah (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say about this hadith: "It is both well-known and rejected to us, because when 'Amr met Abdullah bin Salamah, at that time Abdullah was already old."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): Can a person sleep while in a state of janabah? He replied: He should perform ablution and then sleep, and if he wishes, he may also eat.

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he met the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). At that time, Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) was in a state of janabah. He says: I went back, performed ghusl, and returned. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked: Where did you go? He replied: I was in a state of janabah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A Muslim does not become impure.

Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that I screened the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he performed ghusl (ritual bath) for janabah.