Breaking the fast in Ramadan for a patient who takes medication continuously
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The questioner:
The questioner says: I have passed the age of seventy. I previously had several stents placed in my heart arteries. Two years ago, I was struck with a disease called Parkinson's disease, which stiffens the muscles so that I cannot move. The doctors say there is no cure for it. They gave me some medication to relax the muscles, but it causes difficulty in swallowing. The doctor says it is worse than drinking water, so a bottle of water is always by my side. Also, if he stops the medication suddenly for a period, it causes a relapse and other symptoms affecting the mind. Is it permissible for me to break the fast in Ramadan, and how should I proceed?
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:185] If you are unable to fast because of the treatment you mentioned, and because you need to take your medication at its scheduled times, which are during the day and cannot be postponed to the night, and because you need to drink water continuously, then you are excused from fasting. You must make up the missed days when you are able to in the future, if Allah wills. Yes. As for the beginning of the question, he tells us: What did he do?
The questioner:
He says: Shaykh, he had stents placed in his heart. Yes.
The Shaykh:
What is the connection of that to the question? He did it, that is all.
The questioner:
He explains the condition. He explains the condition. Is it permissible for him to break the fast?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible for him to do what?
The questioner:
He explains the medical condition. Is it permissible for him to break the fast or not, I mean?
The Shaykh:
And you feel that his medical condition is... he had stents placed for heart patients. May Allah reward him. That is a good thing.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.Sunan an-Nasa'i 631Sahih (Darussalam) Abu Hilal is alive. Let us hasten to prayer. Let us hasten to peace. Hurry to peace. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: I have passed the age of seventy. I previously had several stents placed in my heart arteries. Two years ago, I was struck with a disease called Parkinson's disease, which stiffens the muscles so that I cannot move. The doctors say there is no cure for it. They gave me some medication to relax the muscles, but it causes difficulty in swallowing. The doctor says it is worse than drinking water, so a bottle of water is always by my side. Also, if he stops the medication suddenly for a period, it causes a relapse and other symptoms affecting the mind. Is it permissible for me to break the fast in Ramadan, and how should I proceed?
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted said:
and whoever is ill or on a journey
وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍThe questioner:
He says: Shaykh, he had stents placed in his heart. Yes.
The Shaykh:
What is the connection of that to the question? He did it, that is all.
The questioner:
He explains the condition. He explains the condition. Is it permissible for him to break the fast?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible for him to do what?
The questioner:
He explains the medical condition. Is it permissible for him to break the fast or not, I mean?
The Shaykh:
And you feel that his medical condition is... he had stents placed for heart patients. May Allah reward him. That is a good thing.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
Allahu Akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar; Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah
الله أكبر، الله أكبر، أشهد أن لا إله إلا إلى الله أكبر. اشهد أن لا اله الا اللهThe Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب قول الله تعالى: {حَتَّى إِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ — youtube.com (59:26)
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