If a fasting patient is given "anesthesia" (a narcotic) for a minor procedure and loses consciousness for half an hour, then regains consciousness; is his fast valid?
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The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner: He was fasting.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And during the fasting period, he was struck by unconsciousness.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: He needed, in this unconsciousness—for example—a minor procedure that requires anesthesia for a quarter of an hour or half an hour.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Does this break the fast? In this procedure?
The Shaykh : What type of procedure is it?
The questioner: Yes, it is something simple, not specified; he said it might be a wound, or it might be something simple, I mean.
The Shaykh : O mother of the servant, we need to know the type of procedure. Does the procedure require inserting something into his body?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If the procedure is external to the body.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It will not have an effect.
The questioner: That means—our Shaykh—I will connect you to Abu Abdullah.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : ... .
The questioner: He was fasting.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And during the fasting period, he was struck by unconsciousness.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: He needed, in this unconsciousness—for example—a minor procedure that requires anesthesia for a quarter of an hour or half an hour.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Does this break the fast? In this procedure?
The Shaykh : What type of procedure is it?
The questioner: Yes, it is something simple, not specified; he said it might be a wound, or it might be something simple, I mean.
The Shaykh : O mother of the servant, we need to know the type of procedure. Does the procedure require inserting something into his body?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If the procedure is external to the body.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It will not have an effect.
The questioner: That means—our Shaykh—I will connect you to Abu Abdullah.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : ... .
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