2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , ‘Can a fasting man apply oil to his ears?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’”

3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) , about a man who performs an enema because of an illness in the month of Ramadan. He (the Imam) said, ‘Performing an enema is not permissible when fasting.’”

4. Ahmad ibn Muhammad from has narrated from Ali ibn al-Husayn from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn al-Hassan from his father from Ali ibn Ribat from ibn Muskan from Layth al-Muradiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about the case of a fasting man who applies cupping and oil in his ears. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful except sniffing snuff, which is undesirable.’”

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-‘Amrakiy ibn Ali from Ali ibn Ja’far from his brother who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) , about the case of a man and woman who apply medicine inside. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’”

6. Ahmad ibn Muhammad from has narrated from Ali ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from his father who has said the following: “I once wrote to abu al-Hassan and asked about one’s performing an enema when fasting. He (the Imam) wrote back, ‘It is not harmful with a solid substance (as opposed to liquid).”’