{"_id":"69efbc361d0c41b29b185cfd","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does water entering the ear while fasting invalidate the fast?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If someone is showering while fasting and performs wudu in the shower, and water accidentally enters the ear, does this invalidate the fast?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Should water accidentally enter the ear during a mandatory or recommended bath, the fast remains valid. If, however, the bath was neither mandatory nor recommended, such as one taken merely to cool down, then water accidentally entering the ear will invalidate the fast. This is the relied-upon opinion of the Shāfiʿī school, though it should be noted that there are weaker positions within the school, and opinions in other schools, which do not consider the entry of water into the ear to break the fast.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0000b76658b4c232b78","tag":"Fasting: Validity","count":66},{"_id":"668d9fdf0b76658b4c232795","tag":"Tahara: Ghusl","count":43}],"createdOn":"2026-04-27T19:42:46.637Z"}