The Ruling on Bleeding for the One Who Is Fasting
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Question:
He says: If a patient experiences bleeding while he is fasting, does this bleeding break his fast, whether it is a lot or a little? And what is the criterion for the amount of this bleeding?
Answer:
Bleeding of all kinds, whether a little or a lot, does not affect fasting; because it is without his choice. If he is wounded and a lot of blood comes out of him, or if he has a tooth pulled and a lot of blood comes out of him, this does not affect his fasting, because it is without his choice. The discussion is about extracting blood by his choice through cupping or by drawing it out. As for blood coming out of him without his choice, this does not affect fasting.
He says: If a patient experiences bleeding while he is fasting, does this bleeding break his fast, whether it is a lot or a little? And what is the criterion for the amount of this bleeding?
Answer:
Bleeding of all kinds, whether a little or a lot, does not affect fasting; because it is without his choice. If he is wounded and a lot of blood comes out of him, or if he has a tooth pulled and a lot of blood comes out of him, this does not affect his fasting, because it is without his choice. The discussion is about extracting blood by his choice through cupping or by drawing it out. As for blood coming out of him without his choice, this does not affect fasting.
Source
الفتاوى الفقهية في المسائل الطبية الرمضانية، الفتاوي الفقهية في المسائل الطبية الرمضانية — islamhouse.com (29:36)
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