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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on using eye drops for a person who is fasting

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Our sister is also asking and says: Does an eye drop affect fasting?
Answer: There is scholarly disagreement on this. Some scholars hold that it affects the fast, while others hold that it does not. The most likely view is that it does not affect it, because the eye is not a strong passage; it is a weak passage, so it is not like eating and drinking or the like. The most cautious course is to use the drop at night, to avoid the disagreement among scholars. If one uses it during the day, his fast is valid, but if he tastes it in his throat, the most cautious course for him is to make up the day to avoid the disagreement.
The presenter: Yes, and this is what actually happens, Your Eminence.
The Shaykh: Yes, it happens often.
The presenter: It happens that a person swallows it in his throat when he puts a drop in his eye.
The Shaykh: This happens sometimes. Yes. If it happens, the most cautious course is to make up the fast, and if it does not happen, he owes nothing. The same applies to kohl. Yes.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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