Was told that washing hair breaks the fast
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Question: An imaam of a mosque told me that washing the hair during the day in Ramadhaan breaks the fast, the reason being that water enters through the roots of the hair. What is your answer to this?

Response: Washing the hair during the day in Ramadhaan does not break the fast and nor does water entering through the pores of the hair (on the head). His (the imaam) statement is wrong, since the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) used to wash his hair whilst fasting.

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The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa, comprising -
Head: Shaykh 'Abdul 'Azeez ibn Abdullaah ibn Baaz;
Deputy Head: Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq 'Afeefee;
Member: Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn Ghudayyaan
Fataawa Ramadhaan - Volume 2, Page 544, Fatwa No.525;
Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa. - Fatwa No. 13595