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Islamic Laws on fasting: Disapproved acts for fasting person

Shafaqna English- Islamic Laws on fasting according to the Fatwas of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani.

Acts that are disapproved (Makruh) for a fasting person to do

Ruling 1627: Some acts are disapproved for a fasting person to do, including:

1. Putting medication in the eyes and applying collyrium in a way that the taste or smell of it reaches the throat
2. Doing anything that causes weakness, such as giving blood or taking a shower
3. Putting medication in the nose, if one does not know that it will reach the throat; and if one knows that it will reach the throat, it is not permitted
4. Smelling aromatic plants
5. For women, to sit in water
6. Using a suppository
7. Making the clothes that are on the body wet
8. Having teeth extracted or doing anything that causes blood to come out of the mouth
9. Brushing the teeth with a wet piece of wood
10. Putting water or any other fluid in the mouth without due cause
11. Immersing the entire head in water

The full text of the Islamic Laws according to the Fatwas of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani is available in English here:

https://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/ [1]

In French:

https://www.sistani.org/french/book/55/ [2]

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