What is the ruling on using oxygen for an asthma patient while fasting
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Shaykh Salih. Shaykh Muhammad. Shaykh Muhammad, if you please, by Allah, I have a question regarding my wife. She has asthma and needs oxygen therapy, and the oxygen contains vapor.
The Shaykh : Raise your voice a little, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I am saying that I have a wife.
The Shaykh : Oh, Lord.
The questioner : She suffers from asthma and needs oxygen. This oxygen contains vapor, and the vapor contains water. They add a substance called Ventolin to it. I do not know its effect on fasting?
The Shaykh : If it does not reach the stomach, there is no harm.
The questioner : It is administered through the nose and mouth to stimulate her.
The Shaykh : I am saying that if it does not reach the stomach, but rather opens the airways and does not reach the abdomen, meaning the stomach,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, then it is permissible. However, if she swallows it and it reaches the stomach, it is not permissible.
The questioner : But if she is ill.
The Shaykh : And she needs this medication, let her break her fast. The matter is broad, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah, thank you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Shaykh Salih. Shaykh Muhammad. Shaykh Muhammad, if you please, by Allah, I have a question regarding my wife. She has asthma and needs oxygen therapy, and the oxygen contains vapor.
The Shaykh : Raise your voice a little, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I am saying that I have a wife.
The Shaykh : Oh, Lord.
The questioner : She suffers from asthma and needs oxygen. This oxygen contains vapor, and the vapor contains water. They add a substance called Ventolin to it. I do not know its effect on fasting?
The Shaykh : If it does not reach the stomach, there is no harm.
The questioner : It is administered through the nose and mouth to stimulate her.
The Shaykh : I am saying that if it does not reach the stomach, but rather opens the airways and does not reach the abdomen, meaning the stomach,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, then it is permissible. However, if she swallows it and it reaches the stomach, it is not permissible.
The questioner : But if she is ill.
The Shaykh : And she needs this medication, let her break her fast. The matter is broad, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah, thank you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1068- ما حكم وضع الأوكسجين لمريض الربو في الصيام /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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