What is the ruling on bronchodilators, such as inhalers? Do they break the fast? And what is the ruling on flavorless Arabic gum? Does chewing it break the fast?
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The questioner : ... until the expansion is completed in the heart's artery for breathing.
The Shaykh : Like an inhaler, I mean.
The questioner : Or an increase, my Shaykh, because it contains an aspirin-like substance, an aspirin-like substance, meaning it is powdery, it is in it... meaning it dissolves.
The questioner : Okay, my Shaykh, the inhaler has the same ruling regarding breaking the fast, glory be to Allah, and I... that it does not break the fast, so what is your opinion, my Shaykh, about gum that does not produce a sweet substance?
The Shaykh : This interpretation does not like gum.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, my Shaykh.
The student : No, not with this or anything else.
The Shaykh : No, not with this or anything else.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And so, I do not know that I have seen some Muslim men, imitating the Westerners, who keep chewing, chewing, chewing, without any benefit or gain.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is instead of what? A Muslim moistens his mouth with the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : So I say, perhaps those who are using this gum, if we asked them, this gum has a specific size, no matter how much you chew and no matter how much you chew, it does not decrease, so I say this answer is naturally theoretical, because I do not know what the practical answer is.
The questioner : I have not tried it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I have not tried it.
The Shaykh : I have not tried it, if they say absolutely, suppose you put a date in it, its weight is, for example, one gram, and you keep chewing from morning to evening, and one gram means nothing, theoretically I rule this out.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Theoretically I rule this out.
The questioner : By Allah, my Shaykh, the Arabic gum, it has this characteristic.
The Shaykh : That it does not change.
The questioner : That it does not change, it remains as it is, but you keep as if you are chewing with your mouth... as if you are chewing with your mouth, and then there are people who use it, not just today as you mentioned, they chew it and put it away, women chew it and put it away, and the next day they continue chewing it, new.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : Or they want to eat, for example, in cases where they put it in the morning, they want to have lunch, they put it, they have lunch, and they come back, they put it, then.
The Shaykh : Okay... what... .
The questioner : Faster than smoking, my Shaykh, they do not benefit from it at all.
The Shaykh : But smoking has a substance... .
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
Another questioner : ... it has a flavor, it has a distinct flavor.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : As for the size, truly, I mean.
The student : I think, my Shaykh, no... they do not put it in.
The questioner: No...
The student : No, no, I mean, the boys, the young ones, I remember from school, we used to chew tar.
The Shaykh : ... .
The student : Tar, tar, yes.
The Shaykh : The tar has a foul smell.
The student : Yes... glory be to Allah, my Shaykh, this tar... when it is in winter, it becomes dry, and then the balloon, the mouth, you find some of them have... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The Shaykh : Like an inhaler, I mean.
The questioner : Or an increase, my Shaykh, because it contains an aspirin-like substance, an aspirin-like substance, meaning it is powdery, it is in it... meaning it dissolves.
The questioner : Okay, my Shaykh, the inhaler has the same ruling regarding breaking the fast, glory be to Allah, and I... that it does not break the fast, so what is your opinion, my Shaykh, about gum that does not produce a sweet substance?
The Shaykh : This interpretation does not like gum.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, my Shaykh.
The student : No, not with this or anything else.
The Shaykh : No, not with this or anything else.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And so, I do not know that I have seen some Muslim men, imitating the Westerners, who keep chewing, chewing, chewing, without any benefit or gain.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is instead of what? A Muslim moistens his mouth with the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : So I say, perhaps those who are using this gum, if we asked them, this gum has a specific size, no matter how much you chew and no matter how much you chew, it does not decrease, so I say this answer is naturally theoretical, because I do not know what the practical answer is.
The questioner : I have not tried it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I have not tried it.
The Shaykh : I have not tried it, if they say absolutely, suppose you put a date in it, its weight is, for example, one gram, and you keep chewing from morning to evening, and one gram means nothing, theoretically I rule this out.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Theoretically I rule this out.
The questioner : By Allah, my Shaykh, the Arabic gum, it has this characteristic.
The Shaykh : That it does not change.
The questioner : That it does not change, it remains as it is, but you keep as if you are chewing with your mouth... as if you are chewing with your mouth, and then there are people who use it, not just today as you mentioned, they chew it and put it away, women chew it and put it away, and the next day they continue chewing it, new.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : Or they want to eat, for example, in cases where they put it in the morning, they want to have lunch, they put it, they have lunch, and they come back, they put it, then.
The Shaykh : Okay... what... .
The questioner : Faster than smoking, my Shaykh, they do not benefit from it at all.
The Shaykh : But smoking has a substance... .
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
Another questioner : ... it has a flavor, it has a distinct flavor.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : As for the size, truly, I mean.
The student : I think, my Shaykh, no... they do not put it in.
The questioner: No...
The student : No, no, I mean, the boys, the young ones, I remember from school, we used to chew tar.
The Shaykh : ... .
The student : Tar, tar, yes.
The Shaykh : The tar has a foul smell.
The student : Yes... glory be to Allah, my Shaykh, this tar... when it is in winter, it becomes dry, and then the balloon, the mouth, you find some of them have... .
The Shaykh : ... .
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