The Shaykh al-Islam stated that treating a penetrating wound or a wound reaching the brain does not break the fast; what is your opinion, knowing that this is a recurring problem in hospitals?
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The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam stated that treating a penetrating wound or a wound reaching the brain does not break the fast; what is your opinion, knowing that this is a recurring problem in hospitals?
The Shaykh : What we see in this matter is what Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah saw: that treating a penetrating wound or a wound reaching the brain does not break the fast. A penetrating wound means a wound that reaches the interior of the human body, and a wound reaching the brain means a gash that reaches the brain. Accordingly, if a person is struck by a wound that reaches his interior, he does not break his fast if we treat it with medicine. Likewise, if a person’s head is wounded with a wound that reaches the brain and we treat it, he does not break his fast by that. Yes, absolutely.
The Shaykh : What we see in this matter is what Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah saw: that treating a penetrating wound or a wound reaching the brain does not break the fast. A penetrating wound means a wound that reaches the interior of the human body, and a wound reaching the brain means a gash that reaches the brain. Accordingly, if a person is struck by a wound that reaches his interior, he does not break his fast if we treat it with medicine. Likewise, if a person’s head is wounded with a wound that reaches the brain and we treat it, he does not break his fast by that. Yes, absolutely.