What is the ruling on massages (dough) in Ramadan?
Massage is permissible under certain conditions:
1. That the 'awrah (private parts) are not uncovered or touched. 2. That a man is massaged by another man, and a woman by another woman, or by one's spouse. It is not permissible for a woman to massage a man who is a stranger to her, nor for a man to massage a woman who is a stranger to him. 3. Using ointment on the skin during massage does not invalidate the fast.
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