The Ruling on Taking Medication at Its Prescribed Time During the Daytime of Ramadan
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Question:
The questioner says: Some medications have specific times when they must be taken, otherwise they become useless. Is it permissible to take them, even if the illness for which they were taken is a common illness and not serious?
Answer:
Yes, if the treatment has a designated time, and otherwise its intended purpose is not achieved. For example, its time is during the day, and it is Ramadan, and if he does not take it during the day, the intended effect is not achieved, and he is sick.
So he needs this treatment. This is as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:185] So he takes the treatment and makes up this day after Ramadan because he is sick. The verse of Allah the Exalted applies to him: "And whoever is sick or on a journey, then an equal number of other days." Even if the illness is not severe or serious, Allah has permitted treatment and permitted the sick person to break his fast if fasting weakens him or affects him.
The questioner says: Some medications have specific times when they must be taken, otherwise they become useless. Is it permissible to take them, even if the illness for which they were taken is a common illness and not serious?
Answer:
Yes, if the treatment has a designated time, and otherwise its intended purpose is not achieved. For example, its time is during the day, and it is Ramadan, and if he does not take it during the day, the intended effect is not achieved, and he is sick.
So he needs this treatment. This is as Allah the Exalted said:
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ
Source
الفتاوى الفقهية في المسائل الطبية الرمضانية، الفتاوي الفقهية في المسائل الطبية الرمضانية — islamhouse.com (16:00)
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