The ruling on drawing blood for analysis for the fasting person
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The questioner:
He asks: Does drawing a small amount of blood for analysis, whether a drop or more, break the fast of the fasting person?
The Shaykh:
A small amount of blood drawn from a person does not break the fast. What breaks the fast is what resembles cupping. If a large amount of blood is extracted from him by suction or by incision, it breaks the fast by analogy to cupping. Yes.
The questioner:
Meaning, the criterion is if it is like the blood of cupping, or...
The Shaykh:
The criterion is if it is a large amount by custom, by the custom of the average people. Yes.
He asks: Does drawing a small amount of blood for analysis, whether a drop or more, break the fast of the fasting person?
The Shaykh:
A small amount of blood drawn from a person does not break the fast. What breaks the fast is what resembles cupping. If a large amount of blood is extracted from him by suction or by incision, it breaks the fast by analogy to cupping. Yes.
The questioner:
Meaning, the criterion is if it is like the blood of cupping, or...
The Shaykh:
The criterion is if it is a large amount by custom, by the custom of the average people. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 23 من 27|أحكام المرأة في الصيام|أسئلة عامة عن الاعتكاف وأحكامه|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (8:00)
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