(A) Direct physical contact or kissing without the emission of semen or madhī (pre-ejaculatory fluid) does not invalidate the fast, by unanimous agreement.
(B) Direct contact or kissing that leads to the emission of semen does invalidate the fast; scholarly consensus has been reported on this.
(C) Direct contact or kissing that results in the emission of madhī but not semen is a matter of dispute; the preponderant opinion is that it does not invalidate the fast.

9. Her statement, “He had the greatest mastery over his desire,” points to the ruling that anyone who lacks such self-control and cannot restrain his lust when kissing or engaging in physical contact may not do so while observing an obligatory fast.

10. The hadith shows that mentioning sexual matters is permissible when there is a legitimate need—such as establishing a legal ruling, seeking medical advice, clarifying religion, or settling a dispute—and that a person is not to be reproached for discussing them in pursuit of a valid interest.

11. The Truthful Woman, the daughter of the Truthful Man (may Allah be pleased with her), listed the various degrees of sexual arousal in ascending order: she began with kissing and then moved on to more direct contact.