Taking an Injection while Fasting

23 Jan 2012 · 29 Safar 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible for a person to take an injection while fasting and will the fast be nullified?

Answer

It is permissible for a person to take an injection while fasting. The injection does not nullify the fast.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

والمفطر إنما هو الداخل من المنافذ (رد المحتار على در المختار ج2 ص395)

والذي ذكره المحققون أن معنى المفطر وصول ما فيه صلاح البدن إلى الجوف أعم من كونه غذاء أو دواء (رد المحتار على در المختارج2 ص410

وما وصل إلى الجوف أو إلى الدماغ من المخارق الأصلية كالأنف والأذن والدبر بأن استعط أو احتقن أو أقطر في أذنه فوصل إلى الجوف أو إلى الدماغ فسد صومه (بدائع الصنائع ج2 ص93)

فتاوى محمودية 15 / 180-181

أحسن الفتاوى 4/432

فتاوى رحيمية 7 / 257 ، 263

Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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