Hadith.1853 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Abu Ja'far (as), who said: "The fasting person is not harmed by what he does as long as he avoids four things: eating, drinking, women, and immersing himself in water."

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Hadith.1854 - In a narration from Mansur ibn Yunus, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah (as): "Lying about Allah (swt) and about the Imams (as) invalidates the fast."

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Hadith.1855 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam (as) that Imam (as) said: "When you fast, let your hearing, your sight, your hair, and your skin also fast," and Imam mentioned other things besides these. Imam (as) also said: "The day of your fast should not be like the day when you are not fasting."

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Hadith.1856 - The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has disliked six traits for me, and I have disliked them for the successors from among my progeny and their followers after me. One of them is indecency during fasting."

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Hadith.1857 - Abu Basir narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that he said: "Fasting is not limited to refraining from food and drink alone. Indeed, Maryam said, ‘I have vowed a fast to the Most Merciful’ (i.e., silence). So, guard your tongues, lower your gazes, do not envy one another, and do not quarrel. Indeed, envy consumes faith just as fire consumes wood."

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Hadith.1858 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "During the Month of Ramadan, engage abundantly in seeking forgiveness and supplication. As for supplication, it wards off affliction from you, and as for seeking forgiveness, it erases your sins."

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Hadith.1860 - The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "If a fasting servant is insulted and responds by saying, 'I am fasting; peace be upon you. I will not insult you as you have insulted me,' the Lord (azj), Blessed and Exalted, says: 'My servant has sought refuge through fasting from the evil of My servant; I have granted him protection from the Fire.'"

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Hadith.1861 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) heard a woman insulting her servant while she was fasting. The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) called for food and said to her, "Eat." She replied: "I am fasting." He (sw) said: "How can you be fasting when you have insulted your servant? Indeed, fasting is not merely abstaining from food and drink."

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Hadith.1862 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When you fast, let your hearing and your sight refrain from the unlawful and the reprehensible. Avoid argumentation and harming the servant. Let there be upon you the dignity of a fasting person, and do not make the day of your fast like the day of your breaking the fast."

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Hadith.1863 - Al-Halabi narrated from Abu Abdullah (as), who said: "When we wish to perform cupping (hijamah) during the Month of Ramadan, we do it at night."

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Hadith.1864 - He said: "I asked him, 'Can a fasting person perform cupping (hijamah)?' Imam (as) replied: 'I fear for him what he might fear for himself.' I asked: 'What do you fear for him?' Imam (as) said: 'Fainting or the stirring of bile.' I asked: 'What if he is strong enough and does not fear anything?' Imam (as) said: 'Yes, if he wishes.'"

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Hadith.1865 - Amir al-Mu'minin (as) disliked that a fasting person perform cupping (hijamah) out of fear that he might faint and thus break his fast.

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Hadith.1866 - Al-Ala narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja'far (as), that he was asked about regurgitation (qalas): "Does it invalidate the fast?" Imam (as) said: "No."

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Hadith.1867 - Sama'ah ibn Mihran asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who played with water by rinsing his mouth due to thirst, and it entered his throat. Imam (as) said: "He must make up his fast. However, if it was during ablution (wudu), there is no harm in it."

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Hadith.1868 - He said: I asked him about vomiting during the Month of Ramadan. Imam (as) said: "If it happens involuntarily, there is no harm. However, if he forces himself to vomit, then his fast is invalidated, and he must make it up."

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Hadith.1869 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanti asked Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (as) about a man who uses an enema due to illness during the Month of Ramadan. Imam (as) said: "A fasting person is not permitted to use an enema."

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Hadith.1870 - It was narrated from Mansur ibn Hazim that he said: "I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who places a date seed in his mouth while fasting. Imam (as) said: 'No.' I then asked: 'What about placing a ring?' Imam (as) said: 'Yes.'"

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Hadith.1871 - Ammar ibn Musa al-Sabati narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a fasting person who extracts a tooth. Imam (as) said: "No, and his mouth should not bleed."

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Hadith.1872 - It was narrated from Hasan ibn Rashid that he said: "When Abu Abdullah (as) fasted, he would apply perfume and say, 'Perfume is a gift for the fasting person.'"

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Hadith.1873 - Al-Ala narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja'far (as), that he was asked about a man entering the bathhouse while fasting. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm as long as he does not fear weakness."

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Hadith.1874 - The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was asked about a man kissing his wife while he is fasting. He (sw) said: "Is she anything but a fragrant flower to smell?"

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Hadith.1875 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Does one of you not feel ashamed that they cannot endure (fasting) until the evening? It was said in the past that the beginning of fighting is slapping."

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Hadith.1876 - Rifa'ah ibn Musa asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who touched his female servant during the Month of Ramadan and emitted pre-ejaculatory fluid (madhy). Imam (as) said: "If it was unlawful, then he must seek Allah’s (swt) forgiveness with the repentance of one who will never repeat it, and he must fast one day in place of that day."

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Hadith.1877 - Sama'ah asked Imam (as) about a man who closely interacts with his wife during the Month of Ramadan. Imam (as) said: "As long as he does not fear for himself, there is no harm."

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Hadith.1878 - Muhammad ibn al-Faydh al-Taymi narrated from Ibn Ri'ab, who said: "I heard Abu Abdullah (as) forbidding the use of narcissus (nargis) for the fasting person. I asked: 'May I be your ransom, why?' Imam (as) replied: "Because it is the fragrant herb of the non-Arabs (al-A'jam)."

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Hadith.1879 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a person in a state of Ihram smelling basil. Imam (as) said: "No." Imam (as) was asked about a fasting person. Imam (as) said: "No." Imam (as) was asked if a fasting person may smell perfume or incense. Imam (as) said: "Yes." Imam (as) was asked: "How is it permissible for him to smell perfume but not basil?" Imam (as) replied: "Because perfume is a Sunnah, while basil is an innovation for the fasting person."

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Hadith.1880 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), when fasting, would not smell basil. He was asked about this, and Imam (as) said: "I dislike mixing my fast with pleasure."

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Hadith.1881 - It is narrated: "Whoever applies perfume early in the day while fasting is unlikely to lose his sanity."

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Hadith.1882 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Abu Ja'far (as) that he was asked about a man who feels cold. Can he share a blanket with his wife while fasting? Imam (as) said: "He should place a cloth between them." It is narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan, from Imam (as): "[There is] a concession for the elderly in physical closeness." - permitting physical closeness for an elderly person.

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Hadith.1883 - Hanan ibn Sadir asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a fasting person immersing himself in water. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm, but he should not submerge his head. As for a woman, she should not immerse herself in water because it may carry water into her private part."

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