Kidney dialysis invalidates the fast
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Fatwa No. ( 9944 )
Q: There are some patients, may Allah heal them, whose kidneys have stopped functioning, which forces them to undergo what is called dialysis. This is a process where an artificial kidney purifies the blood and removes impurities from it, twice or three times a week. The person's entire blood is drawn from their body through a tube, and after purification, it is returned, with some purifying substances added to the blood inside the artificial kidney. Without this procedure, the person's life would be at risk of death due to kidney failure. This matter is a necessity. The question is: Does dialysis affect fasting if the person is fasting? It is known that this is a necessity for him, and it is difficult for him to break his fast and make it up later, and his body benefits only from the purification of the blood from impurities. The question has become common, so I ask your Eminence to provide a ruling. May Allah reward you with good.
An artificial kidney that purifies the blood and cleanses it of impurities, done two or three times a week, such that all of a person's blood exits his body through a tube after purification, even though some purifying substances are added to the blood inside the artificial kidney. Without this procedure, the person's life would be at risk of death due to kidney failure, so this matter is a necessity. The question is: Does dialysis affect fasting if the person is fasting? Knowing that this is a necessity for him and it is difficult for him to break his fast and make it up, and his body benefits only from the purification of the blood from impurities. The question has become frequent—I ask you to provide the ruling, may Allah reward you with good
A: Letters were sent to His Excellency the Director of King Faisal Specialist Hospital with letter number 1756/2 dated 14/8/1406, and to His Excellency the Director of the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh with letter number 1757/2 dated 14/8/1406, to inquire about the nature of kidney dialysis, its mixing with chemical substances, and whether it contains any type of food. Their responses came back with letter number 5693 dated 27/8/1406 and number 10/16/7807 dated 19/8/1406, stating the following: that kidney dialysis involves drawing the patient's blood to a machine (an artificial kidney) that purifies it and then returns it to the body, and that some chemical and nutritional substances, such as sugars and salts,
are added to the blood. After the Committee studied the question and verified the reality of kidney dialysis through experts, the Committee issued a ruling that the aforementioned kidney dialysis invalidates fasting. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
Q: There are some patients, may Allah heal them, whose kidneys have stopped functioning, which forces them to undergo what is called dialysis. This is a process where an artificial kidney purifies the blood and removes impurities from it, twice or three times a week. The person's entire blood is drawn from their body through a tube, and after purification, it is returned, with some purifying substances added to the blood inside the artificial kidney. Without this procedure, the person's life would be at risk of death due to kidney failure. This matter is a necessity. The question is: Does dialysis affect fasting if the person is fasting? It is known that this is a necessity for him, and it is difficult for him to break his fast and make it up later, and his body benefits only from the purification of the blood from impurities. The question has become common, so I ask your Eminence to provide a ruling. May Allah reward you with good.
An artificial kidney that purifies the blood and cleanses it of impurities, done two or three times a week, such that all of a person's blood exits his body through a tube after purification, even though some purifying substances are added to the blood inside the artificial kidney. Without this procedure, the person's life would be at risk of death due to kidney failure, so this matter is a necessity. The question is: Does dialysis affect fasting if the person is fasting? Knowing that this is a necessity for him and it is difficult for him to break his fast and make it up, and his body benefits only from the purification of the blood from impurities. The question has become frequent—I ask you to provide the ruling, may Allah reward you with good
A: Letters were sent to His Excellency the Director of King Faisal Specialist Hospital with letter number 1756/2 dated 14/8/1406, and to His Excellency the Director of the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh with letter number 1757/2 dated 14/8/1406, to inquire about the nature of kidney dialysis, its mixing with chemical substances, and whether it contains any type of food. Their responses came back with letter number 5693 dated 27/8/1406 and number 10/16/7807 dated 19/8/1406, stating the following: that kidney dialysis involves drawing the patient's blood to a machine (an artificial kidney) that purifies it and then returns it to the body, and that some chemical and nutritional substances, such as sugars and salts,
are added to the blood. After the Committee studied the question and verified the reality of kidney dialysis through experts, the Committee issued a ruling that the aforementioned kidney dialysis invalidates fasting. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
Source
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