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What is the ruling on massaging the chest with strong-smelling peppermint oil during the daytime in Ramadan?

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There is no harm in massaging the chest with peppermint oil during the daytime in Ramadan, even if its smell is strong, because merely smelling a scent does not invalidate the fast, whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, as scent does not have a physical substance that enters the body cavity. The jurists have mentioned that smelling musk, roses, and incense does not invalidate the fast unless the smoke reaches the throat, because a scent has no body.

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