The injections containing water and a proportion of fluids for the fasting person
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The questioner:
The issue with injections is that when they contain water in the substance of the injection, even if they are not nourishing, but are a type of pain relief or treatment, and they contain a certain amount of water, are they not considered a drink?
The Shaykh:
The more apparent view is that it invalidates the fast, because it is not in the place of the muscle and it is in the first [part], and it is not of the same kind as the usual drinking, and one should not be believed in this by the Muslim, and Allah suffices you, and Allah provides all sustenance, the default is not to be concerned except with the clear thing, so what is not clear is not included with it, and people need this to record the pains that afflict them in the state of clothing, so the closest view, and Allah knows best, is not to follow the default, the default is not to follow the default.
The questioner:
Yes, there is what is called the evening of the parents.
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that if it is easy to postpone them to the night, he should not use these injections except at night. This is more cautious, in accordance with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.” This is a precaution. As for doubts, one should avoid them whenever possible, or be more cautious, acting in accordance with the hadith: “Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt,” and the other hadith: “Whoever avoids doubts has purified his religion.” Yes.
The issue with injections is that when they contain water in the substance of the injection, even if they are not nourishing, but are a type of pain relief or treatment, and they contain a certain amount of water, are they not considered a drink?
The Shaykh:
The more apparent view is that it invalidates the fast, because it is not in the place of the muscle and it is in the first [part], and it is not of the same kind as the usual drinking, and one should not be believed in this by the Muslim, and Allah suffices you, and Allah provides all sustenance, the default is not to be concerned except with the clear thing, so what is not clear is not included with it, and people need this to record the pains that afflict them in the state of clothing, so the closest view, and Allah knows best, is not to follow the default, the default is not to follow the default.
The questioner:
Yes, there is what is called the evening of the parents.
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that if it is easy to postpone them to the night, he should not use these injections except at night. This is more cautious, in accordance with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.” This is a precaution. As for doubts, one should avoid them whenever possible, or be more cautious, acting in accordance with the hadith: “Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt,” and the other hadith: “Whoever avoids doubts has purified his religion.” Yes.
Source
الجواب الصريح عن أسئلة التراويح — islamhouse.com (1:14:57)
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