The Ruling on Medical Endoscopy for the Fasting Person
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Question:
Returning to the medical questions, he asks about the medical endoscope: Does it break the fast of the patient? I wish someone would explain to us the types of endoscopes and where they are placed.
Answer:
The medical endoscope was presented to the Permanent Committee, and reports from doctors regarding its method reached them. They issued a fatwa that it breaks the fast of the fasting person because it is inserted into the body cavity, accompanied by medical and pharmaceutical substances, and accompanied by a quantity of water, as stated in the doctors' reports. As long as that is the case, it breaks the fast. Yes.
Returning to the medical questions, he asks about the medical endoscope: Does it break the fast of the patient? I wish someone would explain to us the types of endoscopes and where they are placed.
Answer:
The medical endoscope was presented to the Permanent Committee, and reports from doctors regarding its method reached them. They issued a fatwa that it breaks the fast of the fasting person because it is inserted into the body cavity, accompanied by medical and pharmaceutical substances, and accompanied by a quantity of water, as stated in the doctors' reports. As long as that is the case, it breaks the fast. Yes.
Source
الفوزان - الفتاوى الفقهية في المسائل الطبية الرمضانية — archive.org (9:48)
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