What are the things that break the fast?
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The questioner : Yes, peace be upon you, and upon you be peace. The sister questioner asks: What are the things that break the fast, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The things that break the fast are eating.
The presenter : And drinking.
The Shaykh : Intercourse. And whatever is the equivalent of eating and drinking, such as nourishing injections. And ejaculation through physical contact. Cupping if blood appears. And vomiting, and the emergence of menstrual blood or post-natal bleeding.
The presenter : Your second question.
The Shaykh : These are the things that break the fast. So if the fasting person does any of them while knowing, remembering, and choosing to do so, his fast is invalid. But if he was ignorant, or forgetful, or it happened without his choice, his fast is valid.
The presenter : May Allah reward you. She asks: If a fasting person inhales perfume while fasting, O Shaykh, is he required to do anything?
The Shaykh : He is not required to do anything.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Because if he inhales it, only the scent rises to his nose. As for incense, the fasting person does not inhale it, because incense is smoke. If he inhales it, it enters his body and then his stomach.
The presenter : Okay, if you please.
The Shaykh : But there is no harm in using incense for fragrance without inhaling it, whether he brings it close to his face or not. Some people have understood that incense is prohibited for the fasting person in all cases, but that is not the case. Rather, there is no harm in incense for the fasting person, and there is no harm in perfuming his head, his beard, or anything else, but he should not inhale it.
The presenter : She asks: If the ointment penetrates into the body, O Shaykh, does it also fall among the things that break the fast?
The Shaykh : No, it does not break the fast. Ointments and injections—meaning injections—and all medicines do not break the fast for the fasting person. Even if a person treats his eye while fasting and feels the taste of the medicine in his throat, he does not break his fast by that.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The things that break the fast are eating.
The presenter : And drinking.
The Shaykh : Intercourse. And whatever is the equivalent of eating and drinking, such as nourishing injections. And ejaculation through physical contact. Cupping if blood appears. And vomiting, and the emergence of menstrual blood or post-natal bleeding.
The presenter : Your second question.
The Shaykh : These are the things that break the fast. So if the fasting person does any of them while knowing, remembering, and choosing to do so, his fast is invalid. But if he was ignorant, or forgetful, or it happened without his choice, his fast is valid.
The presenter : May Allah reward you. She asks: If a fasting person inhales perfume while fasting, O Shaykh, is he required to do anything?
The Shaykh : He is not required to do anything.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Because if he inhales it, only the scent rises to his nose. As for incense, the fasting person does not inhale it, because incense is smoke. If he inhales it, it enters his body and then his stomach.
The presenter : Okay, if you please.
The Shaykh : But there is no harm in using incense for fragrance without inhaling it, whether he brings it close to his face or not. Some people have understood that incense is prohibited for the fasting person in all cases, but that is not the case. Rather, there is no harm in incense for the fasting person, and there is no harm in perfuming his head, his beard, or anything else, but he should not inhale it.
The presenter : She asks: If the ointment penetrates into the body, O Shaykh, does it also fall among the things that break the fast?
The Shaykh : No, it does not break the fast. Ointments and injections—meaning injections—and all medicines do not break the fast for the fasting person. Even if a person treats his eye while fasting and feels the taste of the medicine in his throat, he does not break his fast by that.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1059- ما حكم سحب الدم أثناء الصيام /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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