Hadith.189 – Al-Halabi narrates that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked about a man who sleeps, then wakes up and touches his private part, finding wetness, but did not see anything in his dream. Should he perform ghusl (ritual bathing)?
Imam عليه السلام said: 'No, ghusl is only required for major discharge (al-māʾ al-akbar, i.e., semen).'.