The relationship of the hadith regarding exaggeration in sniffing incense to the fast of the one who is fasting
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The questioner:
The hadith of Akhit ibn Subrah.
The Shaykh:
It replaces its judgment.
The questioner:
The hadith of Laqit, and he exaggerated in sniffing, except if you are fasting. Does this indicate that incense may break the fast if it reaches the throat?
The Shaykh:
What is it, water other than incense, even in an earthquake to the extent that you are fasting, because water goes with the nose, whereas incense is not like eating and drinking. Incense is harmful; I say incense is harmful, but analogizing it to eating and drinking is not apparent. But if you do not sniff the incense, may Allah forgive you. There is no harm in what does not harm, if touching it steals [the fast], then there is no harm. Yes.
The hadith of Akhit ibn Subrah.
The Shaykh:
It replaces its judgment.
The questioner:
The hadith of Laqit, and he exaggerated in sniffing, except if you are fasting. Does this indicate that incense may break the fast if it reaches the throat?
The Shaykh:
What is it, water other than incense, even in an earthquake to the extent that you are fasting, because water goes with the nose, whereas incense is not like eating and drinking. Incense is harmful; I say incense is harmful, but analogizing it to eating and drinking is not apparent. But if you do not sniff the incense, may Allah forgive you. There is no harm in what does not harm, if touching it steals [the fast], then there is no harm. Yes.
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث سنن النسائي، تابع شرح كتاب الزينة، من باب: أَطْيَبِ الطِّيبِ، إلى باب: الْخِضَابِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ — islamhouse.com (35:52)
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