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Fasting while undergoing dialysis

· 9 Jumada I 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a person is doing dialysis while fasting, will his fast break and can he fast during the month of Ramadhaan if he has to go for dialysis?

Answer

He can go for dialysis while fasting and his fast will not break.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

والمفطر إنما هو الداخل من المنافذ (رد المحتار على الدر المختار 2/ 395)

وما وصل إلى الجوف أو إلى الدماغ من المخارق الأصلية كالأنف والأذن والدبر بأن استعط أو احتقن أو أقطر في أذنه فوصل إلى الجوف أو إلى الدماغ فسد صومه (بدائع الصنائع 2/ 93)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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