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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Regarding the doctor who draws blood from a fasting person: does he break his fast?

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Question : Regarding the doctor, it is a matter of need.

Answer : Yes, that is correct. This is a good question. He asks: Regarding the doctor who draws blood, do we say that he is like the cupper who breaks his fast? He does not break his fast. As for the school of thought, they say that drawing blood other than by cupping does not break the fast, even if a person draws out more blood than is drawn in cupping, he does not break his fast, because they consider the matter to be a matter of worship, so they restrict it to what the text has brought. As for the opinion of the Shaykh al-Islam, the Shaykh al-Islam applies the rule and says that even the cupper, if he cups with a tool without sucking, does not break his fast, did you understand? My brothers, he does not break his fast if he draws blood without sucking from the jar. Likewise, the doctor. Yes, that is correct.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2128 - بالنسبة للدكتور الذي يسحب الدم من الصائم هل يفطر؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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