Ramadan: Things That Do Not Invalidate Fasting

Fiqh of Fasting (5)

The Things That Do Not Invalidate Fast

Some things that do not invalidate the fast:

1. It is permissible for the fasting person to take a bath or to seek relief from the heat by pouring water over part or all of his body, irrespective of the time, and that does not affect his fast. al-Bukhari (1926) and Muslim (1109), Abu Dawood (2365), Classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh Abi Dawud, ‘Awn al-Ma’bud, al-Mughni, 3/18.

2. To use the siwaak at all times, when fasting and when not fasting, at the beginning of the day and at the end. al-Bukhari (887), al-Nasaa’i, 5; classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Nasaa’i, 5. Al-Nawawi said in al-Majmoo’ (6/327), Fatawa Arkan al-Islam, p. 468, Al-Fatawa al-Sa’diyyah, 245, Sab’una Mas’alah fi’l-Siyam (Seventy Issues Related to Fasting).

3. Eating and drinking by mistake during the day or while fasting. Al-Bukhari 6669, Muslim 1155, Ibn Khuzaymah 1999, Al-Umm 2/284.

4. Vomiting as a result of sickness or pregnancy that is not deliberate. Abu Dawud 2380, Al-Tirmidhi 720, Saheeh al-Tirmidhi 577, AlMugni 4/368, Al-Furu’ 3/49, Majalis Shahr Ramadan by Ibn ‘Uthaymeen 71

5. Enemas, eye drops, eardrops, tooth extraction and treatment of injuries do not invalidate the fast. Majmu’ Fatawa Shaykh al-Islam, 25/233; 25/245

6. Medical tablets that are placed under the tongue to treat asthma attacks etc., so long as you avoid swallowing any residue.

7. Insertion of anything into the Vag!na such as pessaries, or a speculum, or the doctor’s fingers for the purpose of medical examination.

8. Insertion of medical instruments or IUD into the womb.

9. Anything that enters the urinary tract of a male or female, such as a catheter tube, or medical scopes, or opaque dyes inserted for the purpose of x-rays, or medicine, or a solution to wash the bladder.

10. Fillings, extractions or cleaning of the teeth, whether with a siwaak or toothbrush, so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat.

11. Rinsing the mouth, gargling, sprays etc. so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat.

12. Oxygen or anaesthetic gases, so long as that does not give the patient any kind of nourishment.

13. Anything that may enter the body via absorption through the skin, such as creams, poultices, etc.

14. Insertion of a fine tube via the veins for diagnostic imaging or treatment of the veins of the heart or any part of the body.

15. Insertion of a scope through the stomach wall to examine the intestines by means of a surgical operation (laparoscopy).

16. Taking samples from the liver or any other part of the body, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions.

17. Endoscopy, as long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions or other substances.

18. Introduction of any medical instruments or materials to the brain or spinal column.
Majaalis Ramadaan by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, and the booklet Sab’una Mas’alah fi’l-Siyaam, Islamqa

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