Can I use an inhaler during rowza?

Published as Using an inhaler while fasting

· 16 Rabiʻ I 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I have asthma and I need to take an inhaler. Can I use an inhaler during rowza?

Answer

Using the inhaler whilst fasting will break the fast since it contains medication.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

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 ص 93)

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