Chapter on the Etiquettes of the Fasting Person, What Invalidates the Fast, and What Does Not Invalidate it
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 2|Chapter 12
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 2, Chapter 12
Chapter on the Etiquettes of the Fasting Person, What Invalidates the Fast, and What Does Not Invalidate it
وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْمُحْرِمِ يَشَمُّ اَلرَّيْحَانَ قَالَ «لاَ» قِيلَ فَالصَّائِمُ قَالَ «لاَ» قِيلَ يَشَمُّ اَلصَّائِمُ اَلْغَالِيَةَ وَ اَلدُّخْنَةَ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قِيلَ كَيْفَ حَلَّ لَهُ أَنْ يَشَمَّ اَلطِّيبَ وَ لاَ يَشَمَّ اَلرَّيْحَانَ قَالَ «لِأَنَّ اَلطِّيبَ سُنَّةٌ وَ اَلرَّيْحَانَ بِدْعَةٌ لِلصَّائِمِ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked about a person in a state of Ihram smelling basil. Imam عليه السلام said: "No." Imam عليه السلام was asked about a fasting person. Imam عليه السلام said: "No." Imam عليه السلام was asked if a fasting person may smell perfume or incense. Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes." Imam عليه السلام was asked: "How is it permissible for him to smell perfume but not basil?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Because perfume is a Sunnah, while basil is an innovation for the fasting person."
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