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Taking medication orally while fasting

· 11 Shawwal 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Sublingual tablets for heart patients which blend with the saliva and blood stream. Is it permitted during fasting when one's condition is difficult to manage? i.e. will it break the fast?

Answer

If the pill (medication, etc) is taken orally, it will invalidate the fast.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

والمفطر إنما هو الداخل من المنافذ (رد المحتار على الدر المختار 2/395)

والذي ذكره المحققون أن معنى المفطر وصول ما فيه صلاح البدن إلى الجوف أعم من كونه غذاء أو دواء (رد المحتار على الدر المختار 2/410)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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