If blood is drawn from a fasting person, does it invalidate his fast or not?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
A questioner says: If blood is drawn from a fasting person in the amount of
The Shaykh : If, if, if.
The questioner : If blood is drawn from a fasting person in the amount of two vials, does it invalidate his fast? And if it is invalidated, is it obligatory for him to continue abstaining for the rest of the day or not?
The Shaykh : If blood is drawn from a patient for testing, that does not harm him; it does not invalidate the fast, nor does it diminish the fast, because it is not cupping, nor is it in the meaning of cupping. The principle is that the fast is valid until a valid proof establishes its invalidity, and there is no proof that the fast is invalidated by drawing blood for testing.
A questioner says: If blood is drawn from a fasting person in the amount of
The Shaykh : If, if, if.
The questioner : If blood is drawn from a fasting person in the amount of two vials, does it invalidate his fast? And if it is invalidated, is it obligatory for him to continue abstaining for the rest of the day or not?
The Shaykh : If blood is drawn from a patient for testing, that does not harm him; it does not invalidate the fast, nor does it diminish the fast, because it is not cupping, nor is it in the meaning of cupping. The principle is that the fast is valid until a valid proof establishes its invalidity, and there is no proof that the fast is invalidated by drawing blood for testing.