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A person applys nicotine patch on the arms to avoid smoking is Fast valid?

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A  person applys nicotine patch on the arms to avoid smoking is Fast valid?

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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

Considering the fact that the nicotine patch is applied externally and there is no chance of any element going to the stomach, it will not nullify the fast. It is similar to a person applying oil or lotion to one’s body, which is absorbed by the skin.

وإن أكل أو شرب أو جامع ناسياً، أو نام فاحتلم، أو نظر إلى امرأة فأنزل أو ادهن أو اكتحل، أو قبل، أو اغتاب، أو غلبه القئ، أو أقطر في إحليله، أو دخل حلقه غبار أو ذباب، أو أصبح جنباً لم يفطر…و اما الدهن : فانه يستعمل ظاهر البدن كالاغتسال (الاختيار لتعليل المختار ج 1 ص 190 دار الارقم)

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub,
Student Darul Iftaa

Concurred by:

Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri,
Student Darul Iftaa

Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah

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