Is applying oil to the hair for women and the discharge of a fatty substance from the stomach among the things that break the fast?
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The questioner : Is applying oil to the hair for women and the discharge of a fatty substance from the stomach among the things that break the fast?
The Shaykh : Applying oil by a person who is fasting is not among the things that break the fast, because it does not fall under the wording of eating and drinking, nor under their meaning. So if a person applies oil to his head or his body, there is no blame on him.
As for the questioner’s statement about the discharge of the fatty substance, I do not know where this substance comes from.
The questioner : His body secretes a fatty substance.
The Shaykh : Well, if that is what is meant, then it does not break the fast, because it is like the secretion of sweat; it is something that comes out without his choice. It is not like vomiting, because vomiting invalidates the fast, according to the stronger position, if it is intentional. This is because vomiting means expelling the food and drink in the stomach, which is what sustains the body. So if a person expels it, he becomes weak to the point where fasting becomes difficult for him. For this reason, intentional expulsion is a thing that breaks the fast for the one who is fasting. And it is not permissible for a person, if his fast is obligatory, to expel it, because that is corrupting an obligatory fast.
As for if this comes out without his choice, meaning vomiting, then it does not break the fast, considering that one of the conditions of the things that break the fast is that they occur with the will of the doer.
The Shaykh : Applying oil by a person who is fasting is not among the things that break the fast, because it does not fall under the wording of eating and drinking, nor under their meaning. So if a person applies oil to his head or his body, there is no blame on him.
As for the questioner’s statement about the discharge of the fatty substance, I do not know where this substance comes from.
The questioner : His body secretes a fatty substance.
The Shaykh : Well, if that is what is meant, then it does not break the fast, because it is like the secretion of sweat; it is something that comes out without his choice. It is not like vomiting, because vomiting invalidates the fast, according to the stronger position, if it is intentional. This is because vomiting means expelling the food and drink in the stomach, which is what sustains the body. So if a person expels it, he becomes weak to the point where fasting becomes difficult for him. For this reason, intentional expulsion is a thing that breaks the fast for the one who is fasting. And it is not permissible for a person, if his fast is obligatory, to expel it, because that is corrupting an obligatory fast.
As for if this comes out without his choice, meaning vomiting, then it does not break the fast, considering that one of the conditions of the things that break the fast is that they occur with the will of the doer.