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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 13th July 2013 10:13

Asslamo Allaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,

I had searched this matter for many years and failed to understand as to how using an inhaler breaks the fast. Modern day inhalers can be used with or without the spacers so there is very little chance that the medicine actually goes inside the stomach. We also know that Inhalers have no nutritional value as such, so does it break the fast?

Reviewing old Fatawa on the subject, many of them assumed that there is a danger that medication can actually go inside the stomach. This danger has been largely eliminated with Modern inhalers.

It turns out that it was my failure to understand the principles of Fiqh which led to years of confusion and research.

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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 13th July 2013 16:08
Salaams, i think it would be best if you put the whole article here otherwise people may not click on the link and just assume its ok to take the pump whilst fasting.
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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 13th July 2013 18:07

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Asslamo Allaikum,

That would be an incorrect assumption.

Jazakullah Khairun

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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 13th July 2013 18:40
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It turns out that it was my failure to understand the principles of Fiqh which led to years of confusion and research.


The above statement is very clear in the opening post.
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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd July 2013 15:46
Will a Rotahaler break the fast?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Mufti Faraz al-Mahmudi

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Assalamu-Alaikum ,

Kindly let me know if taking Rotahaler breaks the fast ? I'm a wheezing patient and its very difficult during fast .

It's just a kind of powder which goes inside the throat AND I don't swallow anything . It's called as ROTOCAPS .

And, if its invalidate the fast then how about the dust which goes inside our throat during travelling .

Please reply at the earliest . It's getting difficult day by day .

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

In principle, a fast is broken by a discernible substance entering the throat independently, without any valid Shar'ī excuse.

When using the Rotocap inhaler, if visible particles reach the throat, the fast will be broken.

If it becomes difficult to breath and there is no other option but to use an inhaler, it will be permissible to use the inhaler and break the fast. One must do Qadhā' of the fast later on.[1]

And Allah Ta'ālā Knows Best

Mufti Faraz Adam al-Mahmudi
www.darulfiqh.com



[1] "أو دخل حلقه دخان بلا صنعه" لعدم قدرته على الامتناع عنه فصار كبلل بقي في فمه بعد المضمضة لدخوله من الأنف إذا أطبق الفم وفيما ذكرنا إشارة إلى أنه من أدخل بصنعه دخانا حلقه بأي صورة كان الإدخال فسد صومه سواء كان دخان عنبرا أو عودا أو غيرهما حتى من تبخر ببخور فآواه إلى نفسه واشتم دخانه ذاكرا لصومه أفطر لإمكان التحرز عن إدخال المفطر جوفه ودماغه وهذا مما يغفل عنه كثير من الناس فلينبه له ولا يتوهم أنه كشم الورود ومائه والمسك لوضوح الفرق بين هواء تطيب بريح المسك وشبهه وبين جوهر دخان وصل إلى جوفه بفعله (حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 660)


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