Completing a medical procedure in the month of Ramadan and how a sick person prays
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Fatwa number ( 21115 )
Q: I have been married for six years and have not been blessed with children. When I consulted the doctor, he told me: “You have varicose veins in your testicle, and it requires surgery, and it is best to do it now.” The truth is, O Shaykh, that I would like the operation to be secret so that none of my relatives know about it, due to the many interventions in marital life and their impact on me and my wife, and because we wish this matter to be between the two of us. The problem is: I work as a teacher in the village where I live, so if I travel to Jeddah for the operation, my relatives will know the reason for my absence. So I preferred to have the operation during the school holidays in the month of Ramadan, so that no one knows where I am; they will assume that I am traveling to spend the holiday in Makkah al-Mukarramah, as is my custom every year. Also, so that work at the school is not disrupted by my absence, which may last for more than three weeks. The question is: Is it permissible for me to have the operation in the blessed month of Ramadan on the pretext that these are the Ramadan holidays, no one knows where I am, and work at the school is not disrupted, and that I am
traveling from my town to al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah al-Mukarramah ? The second question: How is the manner of prayer for a sick person during and after the operation?
A: It is permissible for you to undergo the operation that you need, and to travel for that purpose in Ramadan and in other months. It is permissible for you to break your fast while traveling, and to break your fast for the operation if its performance depends on breaking the fast, or if fasting becomes difficult for you due to the effects of the operation. However, it is better to postpone the operation and the travel to after Ramadan if possible, so that you can perform the fast. As for prayer, if its time enters before you enter the operation, you pray before the operation. If its time enters during the operation, you pray after the end of the operation if you are able to pray. You pray according to your condition, standing, sitting, or on your side, and you indicate bowing and prostration with your head if you are unable to perform them in their proper form. If you need to combine the Zuhr prayer with the Asr prayer, or the Maghrib prayer with the Isha prayer, either by advancing or delaying the combination, you may do so. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I have been married for six years and have not been blessed with children. When I consulted the doctor, he told me: “You have varicose veins in your testicle, and it requires surgery, and it is best to do it now.” The truth is, O Shaykh, that I would like the operation to be secret so that none of my relatives know about it, due to the many interventions in marital life and their impact on me and my wife, and because we wish this matter to be between the two of us. The problem is: I work as a teacher in the village where I live, so if I travel to Jeddah for the operation, my relatives will know the reason for my absence. So I preferred to have the operation during the school holidays in the month of Ramadan, so that no one knows where I am; they will assume that I am traveling to spend the holiday in Makkah al-Mukarramah, as is my custom every year. Also, so that work at the school is not disrupted by my absence, which may last for more than three weeks. The question is: Is it permissible for me to have the operation in the blessed month of Ramadan on the pretext that these are the Ramadan holidays, no one knows where I am, and work at the school is not disrupted, and that I am
traveling from my town to al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah al-Mukarramah ? The second question: How is the manner of prayer for a sick person during and after the operation?
A: It is permissible for you to undergo the operation that you need, and to travel for that purpose in Ramadan and in other months. It is permissible for you to break your fast while traveling, and to break your fast for the operation if its performance depends on breaking the fast, or if fasting becomes difficult for you due to the effects of the operation. However, it is better to postpone the operation and the travel to after Ramadan if possible, so that you can perform the fast. As for prayer, if its time enters before you enter the operation, you pray before the operation. If its time enters during the operation, you pray after the end of the operation if you are able to pray. You pray according to your condition, standing, sitting, or on your side, and you indicate bowing and prostration with your head if you are unable to perform them in their proper form. If you need to combine the Zuhr prayer with the Asr prayer, or the Maghrib prayer with the Isha prayer, either by advancing or delaying the combination, you may do so. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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