The ruling on using an asthma inhaler while fasting
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Question:
Some people, may Allah heal them, suffer from asthma, and some doctors prescribe an inhaler for them to use. Is this one of the things that break the fast?
Answer:
I have a difficulty with this. If he is able to postpone it until night, he should postpone using the inhaler until night, because that is safer for his conscience and more purifying for his fast. If he is unable to do so, there are fatwas from the Permanent Committee permitting the use of the asthma inhaler, considering that it does not affect the fast. As for me, I am hesitant on this matter and I see that he should postpone it until night. Yes.
Some people, may Allah heal them, suffer from asthma, and some doctors prescribe an inhaler for them to use. Is this one of the things that break the fast?
Answer:
I have a difficulty with this. If he is able to postpone it until night, he should postpone using the inhaler until night, because that is safer for his conscience and more purifying for his fast. If he is unable to do so, there are fatwas from the Permanent Committee permitting the use of the asthma inhaler, considering that it does not affect the fast. As for me, I am hesitant on this matter and I see that he should postpone it until night. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|مفسدات الصوم|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:53)
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