Regarding the anesthetic (medical numbing agent) placed in the tooth during the daytime of Ramadan, do I have to make up that day if I received this anesthetic?
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The questioner : The questioner, Sh. A. H. from Riyadh, says regarding the anesthetic that is placed.
The Shaykh : Regarding what?
The questioner : The anesthetic that is placed in the tooth during the daytime of Ramadan. She asks, do I have to make up that day if I received this anesthetic?
The Shaykh : No, because the anesthetic does not break the fast. The anesthetic is local; it affects the area with numbness, but it does not reach the stomach. So, if someone who is fasting, whether for a voluntary or obligatory fast, receives an anesthetic, his fast is valid.
The Shaykh : Regarding what?
The questioner : The anesthetic that is placed in the tooth during the daytime of Ramadan. She asks, do I have to make up that day if I received this anesthetic?
The Shaykh : No, because the anesthetic does not break the fast. The anesthetic is local; it affects the area with numbness, but it does not reach the stomach. So, if someone who is fasting, whether for a voluntary or obligatory fast, receives an anesthetic, his fast is valid.