The ruling on taking pills to stop menstruation for the sake of fasting

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Some women intentionally take pills to stop their monthly period so that they can fast with the Muslims. Is that permissible for them, Honorable Shaykh?

Answer:
It is better that she not do that, because taking pills that stop the period causes harm to her body. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has permitted her to break her fast and made it easy for her, so why should she burden herself? She should break her fast, and she will receive the same reward as if she had been fasting before her menstruation, because she left it for a valid legal excuse, and she desires good. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) will not deprive her of good. So there is no need for her to burden herself by taking the pills. However, if these pills do not harm her health, and she has consulted a doctor who confirmed that they do not harm her health, then she may take them, the blood stops, and she fasts. Her fast is valid and her action is valid, but it is contrary to what is better. Yes.