Wet Dream and Hugging/Kissing between Husband and Wife During Fasting

Question:
1. I had a wet dream while fasting. Does it affect my fasting?
2. Are husband and wife allowed to hug during fasting ?

Answer:
1. If you experience a wet dream, it does not affect the validity of your fast. Your fast is broken only if you ejaculate because of deliberate activity or thinking on your part. Since you have no control over your dreams while sleeping, it does not affect the validity of your fast.

However, I must add: You must perform Ghusl (bath) to be eligible to perform Fajr Salah if you had a wet dream.

2. Hugging your spouse in itself does not invalidate the fast; we read in the sources that the Prophet, peace be on him, used to kiss his wife while fasting. We also read that once a person asked the Prophet, peace be on him, “Am I allowed to kiss my wife while fasting”, he replied, “Yes.” Hugging is comparable to kissing.

Having said this, however, I must caution you to abstain from such acts if you find yourself unable to control your desire, for as Muslims we must keep away from all such acts which may inadvertently lead to invalidating our fasts. This is why we read in another hadith that the Prophet told another person not to kiss his spouse. In explaining the discrepancy between the two reports, Ibn Abbas said, “The man he permitted was an older person, while the man he prohibited was a young man.” Therefore, if you have any doubt or fear of being unable to control yourself then you should simply abstain from such actions altogether in order to save your fast. This is why the Prophet’s wife ‘Aishah asked a person, “Who among you is capable of restraining himself as the Prophet, peace be on him, had been?”

Source: Islam.ca