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Is it permissible to take an injection while fasting and does that nullify the fast?

· 26 Shaʻban 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1617English

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Is it permissible to take an injection while fasting and does that nullify the fast?

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It is permissible to take an injection during fasting. The injection does not nullify the fast. (Ahsanul Fataawa vol.4 pg.432)

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