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Can you take shower while fasting?

- You can take a shower during your fasting period as you may feel thirsty, dehydrated or heated. However, make sure that you do not swallow the water.

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Ramadan Fasting Rules & Facts

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Ramadan is considered as a sacred festival of fasting in the Islamic culture. The month of Ramadan holds much value for the followers of this religion, so much that they believe that this fasting absolves them of their past sins. This fasting is a founding pillar for Islam and is obligatory for most who follow this path to observe it.There are many rules and regulations for observing the fast of Ramadan. Firstly, one needs to know who and who cannot hold the fast. The guidelines for the same are as follows:1. If you are sane and healthy and have reached puberty, you must hold the Ramadan fast.2. If you are travelling at the time of Ramadan or are sick, you should not observe the fast. However, it needs to be made up at a later date.3. If you are a woman and are menstruating or experiencing the post-childbirth bleeding, you should not fast for those days. You must compensate them at a later date.4. If you are old or sick and cannot fast, you must performthat is, feeding a person for each day of missing the fast.5. Women who are pregnant or are breastfeeding and fear that observing Ramadan may weaken them or their child have an option of not observing the fast. However, after Ramadan ends, they must either fast or payfor each day of having missed the Ramadan.If someone chooses to eat or drink during the fasting part of the day for any reason, the fast becomes invalid. However, if the person eats or drinks because he forgot about the fast, did it by mistake or was coerced into doing so, the fast remains valid.If a person feels like vomiting, the fast still continues. However, if a person observing the fast chooses to vomit for any reason, his fast is considered as invalid.If one has sexual intercourse while he is observing his fast, he must perform, which means he must expiate the sin. For this, he must either fast for a continuous sixty days or feed sixty poor people.If a woman who is menstruating or going through post-childbirth bleeding observes Ramadan, that day of her fast becomes invalid. These days need to be compensated later. Even if the menstruation begins just before sunset, the day’s fast becomes invalid.- You are allowed to rinse your mouth and nose with limited water, such that you do not swallow it. If you do so, it invalidates your fast.- You can take a shower during your fasting period as you may feel thirsty, dehydrated or heated. However, make sure that you do not swallow the water.- Women can apply kohl (kajal or eyeliner) or men/women can use eye drops or any other thing for the eyes. Many a times, the taste of the liquid poured into your eyes may travel to your throat but that is acceptable.- One can take injections if he needs them for medical or nutritional purposes. There is no evidence stating otherwise in any of the texts.- One is also allowed to take suppositories, such as enemas or douches, for cleansing, laxative purposes or any other relaxation purposes. Use of such medicines in the private parts is allowed. There is no text that states otherwise.- Accidentally swallowing your own saliva, dust, or let’s say sifted flour, is allowed and will not invalidate your fast.- If one simply tastes a food but does not swallow it and rinses it away, it is acceptable and his fast will still be valid.- It is allowed for one to hug or kiss his spouse as long as they do not indulge in sexual intercourse.- One must not be in a state ofwhile observing his fast.refers to the state of ritual impurity due to sexual intercourse or seminal discharge. A bath needs to be taken and aneeds to be performed in order to be able to observe the fast for the day before the fajr, or dawn.If you are observing the fast of Ramadan, you are recommended to practice the following:- Have suhuur, which refers to the pre-dawn meal, and try to have it just before the dawn.- Try to break your fast by having an odd number of fresh or dry dates. If they are not immediately available, have a glass of water.- Another recommendation for the Ramadan is that one must increase his recitation, loud or mental, or study of the Qu’ran.- It is recommended that one uses Miswaak, which refers to a piece of the root of tree Araak found in Hijaaz region in Arabian Peninsula, for cleaning the teeth.Also read :

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