His second question states that he suffers from an allergy in his nose and uses a nasal spray for it, and if he does not use it, it causes him hardship.
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The questioner : His second question states that he suffers from an allergy in his nose and uses a nasal spray for it. If he does not use it, he experiences great hardship due to shortness of breath, and he cannot refrain from the treatment for more than three hours. If he does not use it, his breathing becomes completely constricted. The difficult problem is the approach of Ramadan, as he uses it and fears it will invalidate his fast, but if he leaves it, he cannot bear it. He notes that on some days in Ramadan he used it, but he was very careful to prevent it from reaching his throat. What is the ruling on that, and what is the ruling on using it? May Allah guide you to what is good?
The Shaykh : We ask Allah for your healing and well-being, and we hope you will excuse the program, though the speech should have been from you.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Brother Sulayman, your letter was delayed until this time because it appears to us that you wrote it before last Ramadan.
The questioner : No, it is now, and we are...
The Shaykh : ...the letter?
The questioner : We are approaching the coming Ramadan...
The Shaykh : Is the date in it?
The questioner : There is only a short time left, yes, there is only... and Ramadan will come.
The Shaykh : Even if it was in last Ramadan, the coming Ramadan is near.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the answer to your question is that this spray you use is nothing but something resembling a gas, in that it evaporates and nothing of it reaches the stomach. Therefore, we say there is no harm in using this spray while fasting, and it does not break your fast, because as we said, no parts of it reach the stomach, as it is something that flies away, evaporates, and disappears, and no substance of it reaches the stomach such that we would say this is something that obligates breaking the fast.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for you to use it while fasting.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : We ask Allah for your healing and well-being, and we hope you will excuse the program, though the speech should have been from you.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Brother Sulayman, your letter was delayed until this time because it appears to us that you wrote it before last Ramadan.
The questioner : No, it is now, and we are...
The Shaykh : ...the letter?
The questioner : We are approaching the coming Ramadan...
The Shaykh : Is the date in it?
The questioner : There is only a short time left, yes, there is only... and Ramadan will come.
The Shaykh : Even if it was in last Ramadan, the coming Ramadan is near.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the answer to your question is that this spray you use is nothing but something resembling a gas, in that it evaporates and nothing of it reaches the stomach. Therefore, we say there is no harm in using this spray while fasting, and it does not break your fast, because as we said, no parts of it reach the stomach, as it is something that flies away, evaporates, and disappears, and no substance of it reaches the stomach such that we would say this is something that obligates breaking the fast.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for you to use it while fasting.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.