Cupping for the Fasting Person
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Question:
Does cupping invalidate the fast, or has it been abrogated?
Answer:
Some people hold that it invalidates the fast based on the hadith, "The one who performs cupping and the one who receives it have broken their fast." Others hold that it does not invalidate it, based on the hadith about the felt bags and others, stating that they did not dislike it except due to weakness. The scholars have differed on this matter, and the well-known view is that it breaks the fast, and that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) final position was that it breaks the fast of the one fasting. However, the disagreement remains, and the evidence from both sides is strong. Therefore, it is better for the believer to stay away from it during the daytime of fasting, to be cautious with his religion, and not to undergo cupping except at night on days of fasting. Yes.
Does cupping invalidate the fast, or has it been abrogated?
Answer:
Some people hold that it invalidates the fast based on the hadith, "The one who performs cupping and the one who receives it have broken their fast." Others hold that it does not invalidate it, based on the hadith about the felt bags and others, stating that they did not dislike it except due to weakness. The scholars have differed on this matter, and the well-known view is that it breaks the fast, and that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) final position was that it breaks the fast of the one fasting. However, the disagreement remains, and the evidence from both sides is strong. Therefore, it is better for the believer to stay away from it during the daytime of fasting, to be cautious with his religion, and not to undergo cupping except at night on days of fasting. Yes.
Source
أسئلة وأجوبة 39 - ابن باز — archive.org (2:06:38)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
