Does the endoscope break the fast?
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Question : What do you say if a doctor inserts the examining instrument into the stomach? There is an instrument that examines the stomach and is inserted. Does it break the fast or not?
Answer : We say that if it contains a medicinal substance that can settle in the stomach, then it breaks the fast. However, if it is merely an instrument, this instrument will not remain in the stomach; it will be withdrawn, because as soon as he looks at the stomach and examines it, he removes the instrument. But if it contains a substance with which it was coated to facilitate its entry, then it breaks the fast. Yes.
Answer : We say that if it contains a medicinal substance that can settle in the stomach, then it breaks the fast. However, if it is merely an instrument, this instrument will not remain in the stomach; it will be withdrawn, because as soon as he looks at the stomach and examines it, he removes the instrument. But if it contains a substance with which it was coated to facilitate its entry, then it breaks the fast. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2097 - هل الناظور يفطر الصائم؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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