Is using an asthma inhaler a breaker of the fast in Ramadan?

The questioner : The Shaykh’s issue: Is using an asthma inhaler a breaker of the fast in Ramadan?

The Shaykh : Yes, there are two types of asthma inhalers. The first type is the one that contains pills which are then discharged and explode in the mouth, descending into the stomach. This breaks the fast. If a person cannot remain without it for the entire day, there is no harm in breaking his fast, and the matter is lenient, because it falls under the saying of Allah the Exalted: If it turns out that this is one of the incurable illnesses that is not expected to end, he must feed one poor person for every day. Then, if Allah grants him health, and Allah is capable of all things, he is not required to make up the feeding or the fasting, because this man’s conscience is cleared by the feeding, so it does not become burdened again without a cause.
As for the second type of inhaler, which relieves shortness of breath, it is a gas. No substance from it reaches the stomach. There is no harm in using it, even if the person is fasting, and it does not break the fast.

The presenter : The Shaykh’s night: If the woman prays.

The Shaykh : The night of the sons.