2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from al-Husayn ibn Ziyad from Abu ‘Abd Allah who said, “It is not harmful for a male or female cook to taste the broth while they are fasting.”

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said, ‘Fatimah, ‘Alayha al-Salam, would chew food for al- Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, when she was fasting in the month of Ramadan.’”

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa’id from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from Sa‘id al-’A’raj who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about the case of one who while fasting, tastes something but does not swallow. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it not permissible.’”