Does inhaling the scent of perfumes or chemical odors invalidate the fast?
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It is permissible to smell perfumes while fasting, and it does not invalidate the fast, unless the perfume has a physical substance like incense, in which case it is not permissible to inhale it because it leads to parts of it entering the body cavity. As for mere scent, it does not invalidate the fast.
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