It is permissible to cook whilst fasting.&nbsp;
“It is OK for a person to taste the food during the day whilst fasting, if necessary, and his fast is still valid so long as he does not deliberately swallow anything of it.”.

Principles of Fiqh

Jurisprudence and Islamic Rulings

Acts of Worship

Fasting

Things which invalidate the fast

See Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, vol. 10, p. 332

Ramadaan Q&A

It is permissible to cook whilst fasting

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