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The ruling on taking blood samples for analysis for a fasting person

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Question:
The questioner says: Performing a blood test during the day in Ramadan, and taking blood samples, does that break the fast?

Answer:
Yes, we have known previously that drawing blood from a fasting person, specifically drawing a large amount of blood from a fasting person through cupping or by medical means, breaks the fast. The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding cupping is:
The one who performs cupping and the one who is cupped have broken their fast.أفطر الحاجم والمحجوم.
Cupping breaks the fast, according to the correct opinion of the scholars, and this is due to this hadith. Similarly, drawing a large amount of blood for donation or to treat an injured person breaks the fast. As for a small amount of blood, a small sample, one or two drops, or something close to that which is not considered a large amount, this does not invalidate the fast. Yes.
Source مجالس رمضان 1430هـ - 03 — alfawzan.live (23:16)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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