Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Will the application minoxidil / rogaine/ regaine on the head/hair break ones fast?

· 26 Ramadan 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 38388English

Question

Is it permissible to use minoxidil / rogaine/ regaine on the head/hair when fasting? Minoxidil is a treatment used to regrow hair, which is applied on the scalp. I am unsure whether it is absorbed and would affect the fast

Answer

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

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

Minoxidil is an antihypertensive vasodilator medication and is used to treat hair loss. It is available as a generic medication and over the counter for the treatment of androgenic alopecia, a form of hair loss, in men and women.1 The inactive ingredients are Alcohol (60% v/v), propylene glycol, purified water.2

The usage of use minoxidil / rogaine/ regaine is permissible in the state of fasting. 3

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Huzaifah Deedat

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

درر الحكام شرح غرر الأحكام- دار إحياء الكتب العربية (1/ 201) 3

اعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْأَفْعَالَ الصَّادِرَةَ مِنْ الصَّائِمِ فِيمَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِهَذَا الْبَابِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَقْسَامٍ: الْأَوَّلُ - مَا يُتَوَهَّمُ أَنَّهُ مُفْسِدٌ لَهُ وَلَيْسَ بِمُفْسِدٍ وَالثَّانِي - مَا يُفْسِدُهُ، وَلَا يُوجِبُ الْكَفَّارَةَ وَالثَّالِثُ - مَا يُفْسِدُهُ وَيُوجِبُ الْكَفَّارَةَ، وَقَدْ بَيَّنَ الْأَقْسَامَ بِالتَّرْتِيبِ وَذَكَرَ الْأَوَّلَ بِقَوْلِهِ (إنْ أَكَلَ أَوْ شَرِبَ أَوْ جَامَعَ نَاسِيًا) قَيْدٌ لِلثَّلَاثَةِ الْمَذْكُورَةِ (أَوْ احْتَلَمَ أَوْ أَنْزَلَ بِنَظَرٍ أَوْ ادَّهَنَ أَوْ اكْتَحَلَ أَوْ احْتَجَمَ

الهداية في شرح بداية المبتدي- دار احياء التراث العربي (1/ 120)

ولو ادهن لم يفطر " لعدم المنافي

Answered by
Huzaifah Deedat
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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