The ruling on taking nutritional injections in Ramadan
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Question:
He says: Last year, Shaykh, in Ramadan, I took nutritional injections on the order of the doctor I am treating with, because I had malnutrition and have been ill for years. What is the ruling on taking these injections in Ramadan?
Answer:
Yes, it is necessary to repeat the fast; because the nourishing injections take the place of food and drink, so they invalidate the fast, and the patient is excused for taking them; because he is permitted to do so on account of the illness, but it is obligatory for him to make it up, if[Al-Baqarah 2:184],
He says: Last year, Shaykh, in Ramadan, I took nutritional injections on the order of the doctor I am treating with, because I had malnutrition and have been ill for years. What is the ruling on taking these injections in Ramadan?
Answer:
Yes, it is necessary to repeat the fast; because the nourishing injections take the place of food and drink, so they invalidate the fast, and the patient is excused for taking them; because he is permitted to do so on account of the illness, but it is obligatory for him to make it up, if
whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]
كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/229 — archive.org (15:00)
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