Fasting: Disapproved Acts for a Fasting Person
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani
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.