Is the fasting person the one into whose stomach nothing enters?
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Al-Halabi : Regarding the issue of the fasting person and the things that break the fast, and similar matters, they say that nothing should enter his stomach. Is this condition correct?
The Shaykh: No.
Al-Halabi : It is not correct. Food and drink are defined by the explicit text of the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : This is like their saying the opposite, that entry is exit, in the issue of invalidating wudu. They say that whatever comes out of the two passages invalidates it. This generalization has no basis either. "Whatever comes out of the two passages" — this generalization has no basis. There is nothing that invalidates wudu except urine, feces, pre-seminal fluid, post-urination fluid, and the like. Some of the early jurists, such as Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him), explicitly stated the opposite of this general rule. He said, "If a pebble comes out of him, or a worm comes out of him, this is covered by the general rule that whatever comes out of the two passages invalidates wudu." He says, "It does not invalidate." What do we have as evidence? And what about the one from whom a worm comes out? On this occasion, in some countries, people were afflicted with red worms that live in the intestines, and you would find some of them not feeling it until it was coming down.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. Ah, but it is as if the medications that have spread have alleviated this matter; we no longer hear about it. The important thing is that such a worm came out. So, what does he do about it? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:Sunan ad-Darimi 1:68
Al-Halabi : Neither this nor that.
The Shaykh : That is it. This is not included in the things that invalidate wudu. So this generalization is like that generalization.
Al-Halabi : Al-Halabi : It occurred to me, my Shaykh, while I was talking about the things that break the fast, that some people say: The one who puts a drop in his throat and finds it in his throat, even if he finds it in his throat, this is not called food or drink.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
Al-Halabi : Al-Halabi : And our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) says:
The Shaykh: No.
Al-Halabi : It is not correct. Food and drink are defined by the explicit text of the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : This is like their saying the opposite, that entry is exit, in the issue of invalidating wudu. They say that whatever comes out of the two passages invalidates it. This generalization has no basis either. "Whatever comes out of the two passages" — this generalization has no basis. There is nothing that invalidates wudu except urine, feces, pre-seminal fluid, post-urination fluid, and the like. Some of the early jurists, such as Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him), explicitly stated the opposite of this general rule. He said, "If a pebble comes out of him, or a worm comes out of him, this is covered by the general rule that whatever comes out of the two passages invalidates wudu." He says, "It does not invalidate." What do we have as evidence? And what about the one from whom a worm comes out? On this occasion, in some countries, people were afflicted with red worms that live in the intestines, and you would find some of them not feeling it until it was coming down.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. Ah, but it is as if the medications that have spread have alleviated this matter; we no longer hear about it. The important thing is that such a worm came out. So, what does he do about it? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:
So let them not turn away until they hear a sound or find a wind.
فلا ينصرفنّ حتّى يسمع صوتا أو يجد ريحاAl-Halabi : Neither this nor that.
The Shaykh : That is it. This is not included in the things that invalidate wudu. So this generalization is like that generalization.
Al-Halabi : Al-Halabi : It occurred to me, my Shaykh, while I was talking about the things that break the fast, that some people say: The one who puts a drop in his throat and finds it in his throat, even if he finds it in his throat, this is not called food or drink.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
Al-Halabi : Al-Halabi : And our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) says:
So eat and drink until...
فكلوا و اشربوا حتى ...
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