Does cupping break the fast of the fasting person, and is there evidence in Muslim indicating that the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (The one who performs cupping and the one who is cupped have broken their fast) was
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The questioner : The last part of this question asks: Do you think that cupping breaks the fast of the fasting person? And there is evidence in Muslim indicating that the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was earlier, and that his final command (peace and blessings be upon him) was to grant a dispensation for it to the fasting person. Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : Yes, we see that cupping breaks the fast if blood appears, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). And regarding what the questioner mentioned about there being something in Sahih Muslim indicating the abrogation of that, I do not know of it now. And Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) investigated this issue in a treatise of his called "The Reality of Fasting", so the questioner should refer to it.
And the statement that cupping breaks the fast is appropriate to the wisdom, because the one who is cupped has a lot of blood appear from him, which subjects him to weakness, incapacity, and fatigue. So it became part of the wisdom of Allah that if the fasting person undergoes cupping, we tell him, "You have broken your fast, so eat and drink." But we do not tell him that cupping is permissible in fasting; rather, we say that cupping is forbidden in obligatory fasting. However, if a person is compelled to it, such that blood surges in him until he fears death or harm to himself, then in this state he undergoes cupping out of dire necessity and breaks his fast, eating and drinking. And this is from the wisdom, without doubt.
And based on this, we say that if the fast is voluntary, there is no blame on the fasting person who undergoes cupping, and there is no sin on him, because it is permissible for the one who is fasting voluntarily to break his fast. However, it is disliked for it to be done without a valid purpose.
And as for when the fast is obligatory, such as fasting Ramadan, making up Ramadan, or fasting a vow, it is not permissible for him to undergo cupping while fasting, because it is not permissible to exit from an obligation except out of dire necessity. So if he is compelled to it and undergoes cupping, he thereby breaks his fast, and it becomes permissible for him to eat and drink. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.
The one who performs cupping and the one who is cupped break their fast
أفطر الحاجم والمحجومThe Shaykh : Yes, we see that cupping breaks the fast if blood appears, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family)
The one who performs cupping and the one who is cupped break their fast
أفطر الحاجم والمحجومAnd the statement that cupping breaks the fast is appropriate to the wisdom, because the one who is cupped has a lot of blood appear from him, which subjects him to weakness, incapacity, and fatigue. So it became part of the wisdom of Allah that if the fasting person undergoes cupping, we tell him, "You have broken your fast, so eat and drink." But we do not tell him that cupping is permissible in fasting; rather, we say that cupping is forbidden in obligatory fasting. However, if a person is compelled to it, such that blood surges in him until he fears death or harm to himself, then in this state he undergoes cupping out of dire necessity and breaks his fast, eating and drinking. And this is from the wisdom, without doubt.
And based on this, we say that if the fast is voluntary, there is no blame on the fasting person who undergoes cupping, and there is no sin on him, because it is permissible for the one who is fasting voluntarily to break his fast. However, it is disliked for it to be done without a valid purpose.
And as for when the fast is obligatory, such as fasting Ramadan, making up Ramadan, or fasting a vow, it is not permissible for him to undergo cupping while fasting, because it is not permissible to exit from an obligation except out of dire necessity. So if he is compelled to it and undergoes cupping, he thereby breaks his fast, and it becomes permissible for him to eat and drink. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.