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Ruling 1627

Some things 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.

It is also disapproved for someone to kiss his wife or do something that arouses him without intending to ejaculate.