Is it permissible to engage in the secret habit during the month of Ramadan at the request of a doctor?
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The questioner : The ruling on engaging in the secret habit during the month of Ramadan for the purpose of treatment, when a doctor requests that he do so for a medical examination.
The Shaykh- And what, Professor? - I am afraid that this treatment is the one about which you should be asking.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me? I am afraid that this treatment is the one about which you should be asking. So what is the treatment you mean?
The questioner : I mean the treatment that doctors request from a person himself, which involves performing an examination.
The Shaykh : For what purpose?
The questioner : For the examination of deformities and such... so they request that he engage in the secret habit.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : In the month of Ramadan, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Not in Ramadan, nor in any other time. That is the end of it.
The Shaykh- And what, Professor? - I am afraid that this treatment is the one about which you should be asking.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me? I am afraid that this treatment is the one about which you should be asking. So what is the treatment you mean?
The questioner : I mean the treatment that doctors request from a person himself, which involves performing an examination.
The Shaykh : For what purpose?
The questioner : For the examination of deformities and such... so they request that he engage in the secret habit.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : In the month of Ramadan, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Not in Ramadan, nor in any other time. That is the end of it.
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