The ruling on inhaling incense for the fasting person
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Question:
The scholars of knowledge prohibit the fasting person from using incense, holding that it impairs the fast and its perfection.
Answer:
According to the view of some scholars, if one sniffs incense, it breaks the fast. Breaking the fast occurs through eating, drinking, or taking a substitute. Some scholars hold that taking a substitute breaks the fast. One should avoid it in accordance with the principle of leaving what causes doubt to preserve one’s religion. Yes. It appears to me that caution is the appropriate course. It appears to me that caution is the way to go. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The scholars of knowledge prohibit the fasting person from using incense, holding that it impairs the fast and its perfection.
Answer:
According to the view of some scholars, if one sniffs incense, it breaks the fast. Breaking the fast occurs through eating, drinking, or taking a substitute. Some scholars hold that taking a substitute breaks the fast. One should avoid it in accordance with the principle of leaving what causes doubt to preserve one’s religion. Yes. It appears to me that caution is the appropriate course. It appears to me that caution is the way to go. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث سنن النسائي، تابع شرح كتاب الزينة، من باب: أَطْيَبِ الطِّيبِ، إلى باب: الْخِضَابِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ — islamhouse.com (34:51)
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