Is it permissible for an asthma patient to use an inhaler?
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Question:
Does he not ask about the asthma patient who uses an inhaler? Is this permissible or not permissible?
Answer:
There is a fatwa from the Permanent Committee on this matter, ruling that it is permissible, because it is not considered something that breaks the fast; it is merely air. They say, "I do not see this, but they say the mufti says it is merely air that opens the chest." If this is true—that it is merely air with no medicine and no water—then there is no harm. However, if it contains medicine and water that enters the throat, then I am hesitant about it.
Does he not ask about the asthma patient who uses an inhaler? Is this permissible or not permissible?
Answer:
There is a fatwa from the Permanent Committee on this matter, ruling that it is permissible, because it is not considered something that breaks the fast; it is merely air. They say, "I do not see this, but they say the mufti says it is merely air that opens the chest." If this is true—that it is merely air with no medicine and no water—then there is no harm. However, if it contains medicine and water that enters the throat, then I am hesitant about it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لمريض الربو استعمال البخاخ؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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