Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

According to Shariah, it is permissible to take an intramuscular injection while fasting,

· 3 Safar 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 34045English

Question

I am suffering from a chronic illness and therefore I take intramuscular injection from my doctor. My question is will it nullify my fast if I take intramuscular injection?

Answer

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh

An intramuscular (also IM or im) injection is the injection of a substance directly into a muscle.

According to Shariah, it is permissible to take an intramuscular injection while fasting, as long as it is not taken directly into the stomach.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Desai,

Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramuscular_injection, last accessed on 14/11/2015.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

2 وفي الجائفة والآمة إذا داواهما بدواء يابس لا يفسد صومه وإذا داواهما بدواء رطب يفسد صومه عند أبي حنيفة خلافا لهما وأكثر المشايخ اعتبر الوصول إلى الجوف

(المحيط البرهاني، كتاب الصوم، الفصل الرابع: 3/348؛ إدارة)

(جديد فقهي مسائل، عبادات، روزه: 1/179-182؛ نعيميه)

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