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Can diabetic Muslims skip ‘sawm’ in Ramadan?

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I am insulin dependent diabetic person. Last Ramadan I missed 7 sawm which I kept as ‘qaza’ now. This year Ramadan is in May-June. My questions are (1) Can I avoid keeping ‘sawm’ during the Ramadan taking into my physical condition?
(2) Taking insulin 15-30 minutes before Iftar is allowed under Islam or not?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

(Fatwa: 597/479/D=7/1438)

It is allowable to have injection during fast, it does not invalidate the fast. Since insulin is a kind of injection thus you may take it in the state of fasting if needed, your fast shall not break.

Allah knows Best!

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

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