What is the ruling on the fasting of one who eats something that is not food, such as leaves and the like, and does one who swallows a pill break his fast?
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The questioner : Regarding eating something that is not food... a man eats, meaning, something from among non-foods, like a leaf, for example. What is the ruling on his fast?
The Shaykh : I do not imagine this situation. If it were to happen, the one who eats the paper must have a purpose, and he would do as the goats do when they eat paper; he has a purpose. There is no doubt that it is like eating any other thing.
The questioner : Like eating any other thing, such as foods?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Does a pill have the same ruling, like aspirin for a headache?
The Shaykh : Do you mean swallowing it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The same ruling.
The Shaykh : I do not imagine this situation. If it were to happen, the one who eats the paper must have a purpose, and he would do as the goats do when they eat paper; he has a purpose. There is no doubt that it is like eating any other thing.
The questioner : Like eating any other thing, such as foods?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Does a pill have the same ruling, like aspirin for a headache?
The Shaykh : Do you mean swallowing it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The same ruling.
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