Chapter on Ruling of Treatment for the Fasting Person, Kohl, Cupping, the Tooth-Stick (Siwak), Entering the Bathhouse, and Other than That

Muhammad ibn Yaqub, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from al-Hasan ibn Rashid: I said to Abu Abdillah عليه السلام: “Does the menstruating woman make up the prayer?” Imam عليه السلام said: “No.” I (narrator) asked: “Does she make up the fast?” Imam عليه السلام said: “Yes.” I (narrator) asked: “From where has this come?” Imam عليه السلام said: “Indeed, the first one to use analogy (Qiyaas) was Iblis.” I (narrator) replied: “So may the fasting person soak himself in water?” Imam عليه السلام said: “Yes.” I (narrator) asked: “Then may he wet a garment over his body?” Imam عليه السلام said: “No.” I (narrator) replied: “From where has this come?” Imam عليه السلام said: “From that.” I (narrator) asked: “May the fasting person smell sweet basil (al-rayhan)?” Imam عليه السلام said: “No, because it is a pleasure, and it is disliked for him to take pleasure.”