Does a wound invalidate fasting? For example, if I fast and get a wound and blood comes out, does it invalidate my fast? And likewise, does nocturnal emission invalidate fasting? We ask for guidance on this.
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The questioner : Does a wound invalidate fasting? If I fast and get a wound and blood comes out, does it invalidate my fast? And likewise, does nocturnal emission invalidate fasting? We ask for guidance on this.
The Shaykh : Fasting is not invalidated by blood coming out of a wound or the like, even if it is a lot, because it is not by the choice of the one fasting. Likewise, fasting is not invalidated by the release of semen through nocturnal emission, because it is not by the choice of the one fasting. Fasting is only invalidated if the one fasting consumes the things that break the fast while knowing, remembering, and intending to do so. As for if he is ignorant, his fasting is not invalidated. Likewise, if he is forgetful, his fasting is not invalidated. And likewise, if he does not intend the act.
An example of ignorance is if a person eats and drinks thinking that the dawn has not yet appeared, but then it turns out that the dawn has appeared; his fasting is valid.
An example of forgetfulness is if a person eats and drinks during the day while forgetting that he is fasting; his fasting is also valid.
An example of not intending the act is if a person has a nocturnal emission and semen comes out of him, or if he is forced to break his fast by eating or drinking; in that case, he does not break his fast.
The questioner : At the end of this session, we thank Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at the College of Sharia in Qassim and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Unaizah, who answered your questions for today’s session. Thank you, our dear brothers and listeners, for your good follow-up. We hope to meet again tomorrow, may Allah keep us and you in good health and well-being, by His permission. We now leave you in the care and protection of Allah. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Fasting is not invalidated by blood coming out of a wound or the like, even if it is a lot, because it is not by the choice of the one fasting. Likewise, fasting is not invalidated by the release of semen through nocturnal emission, because it is not by the choice of the one fasting. Fasting is only invalidated if the one fasting consumes the things that break the fast while knowing, remembering, and intending to do so. As for if he is ignorant, his fasting is not invalidated. Likewise, if he is forgetful, his fasting is not invalidated. And likewise, if he does not intend the act.
An example of ignorance is if a person eats and drinks thinking that the dawn has not yet appeared, but then it turns out that the dawn has appeared; his fasting is valid.
An example of forgetfulness is if a person eats and drinks during the day while forgetting that he is fasting; his fasting is also valid.
An example of not intending the act is if a person has a nocturnal emission and semen comes out of him, or if he is forced to break his fast by eating or drinking; in that case, he does not break his fast.
The questioner : At the end of this session, we thank Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at the College of Sharia in Qassim and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Unaizah, who answered your questions for today’s session. Thank you, our dear brothers and listeners, for your good follow-up. We hope to meet again tomorrow, may Allah keep us and you in good health and well-being, by His permission. We now leave you in the care and protection of Allah. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.