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The Undesirability of Immersing One’s Head in Water while Fasting

alkafi-6377Vol. 4, p. 106

الصَّائِمُ يَسْتَنْقِعُ فِي الْمَاءِ وَ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَ يَتَبَرَّدُ بِالثَّوْبِ وَ يَنْضِحُ بِالْمِرْوَحَةِ وَ يَنْضِحُ الْبُورِيَاءَ تَحْتَهُ وَ لَا يَغْمِسُ رَأْسَهُ فِي الْمَاءِ.

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘A person fasting can stay in water, pour water on one’s head or cool off with wet cloths, place wet comforting or a wet rug underneath, but must not immerse one’s head in water.’”

alkafi-6379Vol. 4, p. 106

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الصَّائِمِ يَسْتَنْقِعُ فِي الْمَاءِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ وَ لَكِنْ لَا يَنْغَمِسُ فِيهِ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ لَا تَسْتَنْقِعُ فِي الْمَاءِ لِأَنَّهَا تَحْمِلُ الْمَاءَ بِفَرْجِهَا.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who stays in water when he is fasting. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful, but he must not immerse himself in it and a woman must not stay in water, because she carries water in her urethra.’”

alkafi-6380Vol. 4, p. 106-107

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الصَّائِمِ يَرْتَمِسُ فِي الْمَاءِ قَالَ لَا وَ لَا الْمُحْرِمُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّائِمِ يَلْبَسُ الثَّوْبَ الْمَبْلُولَ قَالَ لَا[1].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is fasting and immerses himself in water. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he must not do so and also one who is in the state of Ihram.’ He (the narrator) has said that he asked him (the Imam) about one who is fasting, puts on wet clothes. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he must no

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