What are the things that invalidate fasting? May Allah reward you with good.
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Question:
What are the things that invalidate fasting? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There are many things that invalidate fasting. Some are agreed upon by scholars, while others are a matter of disagreement. Among the agreed-upon invalidators are eating and drinking intentionally, as well as sexual intercourse. These invalidate the fast by explicit text and consensus. Also included are things that are akin to eating and drinking, such as taking nourishing injections that serve as a substitute for food, or injections administered into a vein that circulate in the blood. These also break the fast. Likewise, eating grains, and cupping, which involves drawing a large amount of blood, as well as anything that serves as a substitute for cupping, such as drawing a large amount of blood to treat a patient or for donation. All of these are examples of things that invalidate the fast. There is also a category regarding which scholars have differed: whether it is akin to drinking, such as administering drops to the eyes or the nose. These are close to being fast-breakers because they seep into the throat and reach the stomach, making them of the same kind as drink. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the one performing ablution who is fasting from exaggerating in rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose, due to the fear that water might seep into his throat. There are also spiritual invalidators that do not spoil the fast outwardly, and the person is not ordered to make it up, but they invalidate its reward. These include backbiting, talebearing, lying, and cursing or insulting. These invalidate the reward of fasting, even though the person is not ordered to make it up, because he fasted outwardly, but inwardly he has no reward with Allah, or his reward with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is diminished according to these sins. Likewise, forbidden looking, looking at what Allah has forbidden without lowering the gaze while fasting, and forbidden listening, listening to songs, musical instruments, or backbiting or talebearing. All of these are inward spoilers of the fast, meaning they invalidate its reward or diminish it with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The fast-breakers are of two types: outward invalidators that break the fast and require making it up, which are those we mentioned at the beginning of the discussion.
The second type is inward invalidators of the fast, meaning they diminish the reward or invalidate it completely. These are the sins that the fasting person is forbidden from committing, both verbal and physical sins, because sins are forbidden for the Muslim at all times. He commits a sin for them, but in the state of fasting, he commits a sin for them, and it spoils his fast or diminishes its reward. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
What are the things that invalidate fasting? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There are many things that invalidate fasting. Some are agreed upon by scholars, while others are a matter of disagreement. Among the agreed-upon invalidators are eating and drinking intentionally, as well as sexual intercourse. These invalidate the fast by explicit text and consensus. Also included are things that are akin to eating and drinking, such as taking nourishing injections that serve as a substitute for food, or injections administered into a vein that circulate in the blood. These also break the fast. Likewise, eating grains, and cupping, which involves drawing a large amount of blood, as well as anything that serves as a substitute for cupping, such as drawing a large amount of blood to treat a patient or for donation. All of these are examples of things that invalidate the fast. There is also a category regarding which scholars have differed: whether it is akin to drinking, such as administering drops to the eyes or the nose. These are close to being fast-breakers because they seep into the throat and reach the stomach, making them of the same kind as drink. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the one performing ablution who is fasting from exaggerating in rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose, due to the fear that water might seep into his throat. There are also spiritual invalidators that do not spoil the fast outwardly, and the person is not ordered to make it up, but they invalidate its reward. These include backbiting, talebearing, lying, and cursing or insulting. These invalidate the reward of fasting, even though the person is not ordered to make it up, because he fasted outwardly, but inwardly he has no reward with Allah, or his reward with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is diminished according to these sins. Likewise, forbidden looking, looking at what Allah has forbidden without lowering the gaze while fasting, and forbidden listening, listening to songs, musical instruments, or backbiting or talebearing. All of these are inward spoilers of the fast, meaning they invalidate its reward or diminish it with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The fast-breakers are of two types: outward invalidators that break the fast and require making it up, which are those we mentioned at the beginning of the discussion.
The second type is inward invalidators of the fast, meaning they diminish the reward or invalidate it completely. These are the sins that the fasting person is forbidden from committing, both verbal and physical sins, because sins are forbidden for the Muslim at all times. He commits a sin for them, but in the state of fasting, he commits a sin for them, and it spoils his fast or diminishes its reward. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماهي مبطلات الصوم جزاكم الله خيراً؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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