Question 450: What is the ruling on applying kohl while fasting?

145 13 Feb 2021
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✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narrations:

1 عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ سُلَيْمٍ الْفَرَّاءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ فِي الصَّائِمِ يَكْتَحِلُ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ لَيْسَ بِطَعَامٍ وَ لَا شَرَابٍ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 4, p. 111

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said about a fasting person who applies kohl: There is no problem, it is neither food nor drink!

2 عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ظَرِيفٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً كَانَ لَا يَرَى بَأْساً بِالْكُحْلِ لِلصَّائِمِ إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدْ طَعْمَهُ.

📚 Qurb al-Isnad, p. 43

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) narrated from his father that he said: Ali (peace be upon him) saw no problem with kohl for a fasting person, provided that its taste and flavor are not felt.

3 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْكُحْلِ لِلصَّائِمِ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَ كُحْلًا لَيْسَ فِيهِ مِسْكٌ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ طَعْمٌ فِي الْحَلْقِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 4, p. 111

Sam'ah said: I asked (Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him) about kohl for a fasting person; the Imam said: There is no problem if it is a kohl that does not contain musk and does not have a taste or flavor in the throat.

4 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَكْتَحِلُ وَ هِيَ صَائِمَةٌ فَقَالَ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ كُحْلًا تَجِدُ لَهُ طَعْماً فِي حَلْقِهَا فَلَا بَأْسَ.

📚 Al-Tahdheeb, Vol. 4, p. 259

Muhammad ibn Muslim said: One of the two Imams, Sadiq and Baqir (peace be upon them), was asked about a woman who applies kohl while fasting; the Imam said: There is no problem when it is a kohl whose taste and flavor are not felt in her throat.

✅ It is clearly apparent from the above narrations that kohl is without a problem for a fasting person if its taste and flavor are not felt in the throat and it does not contain musk.

applyingkohlwhilefasting

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ