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Fasting to bring one's sugar levels down

· 25 Shawwal 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Outside Ramadhaan, one frequently fasts but one’s object is really to try and get sugar levels down. Would such fasts be deemed nawaafil fasts or merely regarded as a personal exercise not deserving of any reward?

Answer

If it is done only to decrease sugar levels it will not have any virtue and thawaab.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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