wet dream (الاحْتِلامُ)
الفقه أصول الفقه
التعريف :
A sexual dream a sleeping person sees, coupled in most cases with ejaculation.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
An orgasm or intercourse experienced during sleep (in a dream) often accompanied with the discharge of semen.
الشرح المختصر :
"Ihtilām" (nocturnal emission) refers to a specific type of dreams in which the sleeping person sees himself engaging in sexual intercourse with a female. Or it is discharge of semen during the asleep, whether he saw a dream or not. It is of two types: 1. A dream that is followed by a discharge of semen, and this is the type generally referred to by Muslim jurists. Women are like men in this case. 2. A dream that is not followed by the ejaculation of semen.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Ihtilām": experiencing a spontaneous orgasm or intercourse during sleep (in a dream) associated with ejaculation or not. Other meanings: having a dream, discernment, and puberty.