Some people suffer from asthma and need to use an inhaler while fasting; what is the ruling on that?
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The questioner : Some people suffer from asthma and need to use an inhaler while fasting; what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : Asthma is a constriction of the breath that affects some people; may Allah grant us and them well-being. They use two types of medication: one is called capsules, and I think it is placed in something that pushes it out with force—I do not know, they call it a gun. In any case, it is a capsule with powdered medicine in the center. Using this breaks the fast because it is a substance with mass that reaches the stomach. This breaks the fast, and a fasting person does not use it in Ramadan except in a case of dire necessity. If he uses it in a case of dire necessity, he has broken his fast; he must eat and drink for the rest of the day and make up one day in its place. If this illness is continuous and permanent with him, he is like an old man; that is, he feeds one poor person for every day, and fasting is not obligatory for him. The second type of asthma medication is a gas that contains only air to open the pores of the arteries so that he can breathe easily. This does not break the fast and does not invalidate the fast, and a fasting person may use it, and his fast is valid. Yes.
The Shaykh : Asthma is a constriction of the breath that affects some people; may Allah grant us and them well-being. They use two types of medication: one is called capsules, and I think it is placed in something that pushes it out with force—I do not know, they call it a gun. In any case, it is a capsule with powdered medicine in the center. Using this breaks the fast because it is a substance with mass that reaches the stomach. This breaks the fast, and a fasting person does not use it in Ramadan except in a case of dire necessity. If he uses it in a case of dire necessity, he has broken his fast; he must eat and drink for the rest of the day and make up one day in its place. If this illness is continuous and permanent with him, he is like an old man; that is, he feeds one poor person for every day, and fasting is not obligatory for him. The second type of asthma medication is a gas that contains only air to open the pores of the arteries so that he can breathe easily. This does not break the fast and does not invalidate the fast, and a fasting person may use it, and his fast is valid. Yes.