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Does using a Vitamin C cream with an orange scent and flavor on the skin during the daytime in Ramadan break the fast of the fasting person?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Oiling the body does not invalidate the fast, even if the skin absorbs it, because it is not in the same category as eating or drinking, and no specific prohibition concerning it has been reported. Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned that the body absorbs oil and is strengthened by it, just as it is strengthened by perfume. The absence of a prohibition concerning this indicates the permissibility of perfuming oneself, using incense, and oiling the body for a fasting person.

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