Why is smoking forbidden while fasting, even if no food or drink enters the throat?
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Smoking invalidates the fast because it has a substance that reaches the interior of the body and the stomach. It is similar to incense in that both have a substance, but they differ in their original ruling: incense is permissible, while smoking is forbidden.
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