What is the ruling on cupping for a fasting person?
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Question:
This is a question about cupping for a fasting person.
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement regarding cupping for a fasting person, and the hadiths on this matter differ. However, the stronger position, which is held by Imam Ahmad and a group of hadith scholars, is that it breaks the fast. This is because it involves drawing blood by one’s own choice, and that blood contains his strength and nourishment; by drawing it, he breaks his fast. This is the correct and stronger view. As for if you wish to adopt the second opinion, that is your responsibility, and you are accountable for it according to your own choice. Yes.
This is a question about cupping for a fasting person.
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement regarding cupping for a fasting person, and the hadiths on this matter differ. However, the stronger position, which is held by Imam Ahmad and a group of hadith scholars, is that it breaks the fast. This is because it involves drawing blood by one’s own choice, and that blood contains his strength and nourishment; by drawing it, he breaks his fast. This is the correct and stronger view. As for if you wish to adopt the second opinion, that is your responsibility, and you are accountable for it according to your own choice. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الحجامة للصائم؟ — youtube.com
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