Ruling on performing a surgical operation in Ramadan
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible to undergo a surgical operation in Ramadan, knowing that the operation will cause him to break his fast for about five days in Ramadan, and there is no dire necessity for it?
Answer:
If it is, for example, a dire necessity, it is postponed until after the festival, if Allah wills. As for if he is content with that, the sick person is equated with the one who breaks his fast, and praise be to Allah. But if there is no dire necessity, it is postponed.
He asks: Is it permissible to undergo a surgical operation in Ramadan, knowing that the operation will cause him to break his fast for about five days in Ramadan, and there is no dire necessity for it?
Answer:
If it is, for example, a dire necessity, it is postponed until after the festival, if Allah wills. As for if he is content with that, the sick person is equated with the one who breaks his fast, and praise be to Allah. But if there is no dire necessity, it is postponed.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح لابن باز ٣-٩-١٤١٧ هـ — archive.org (27:52)
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