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Fasting while undergoing dialysis

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Q: 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?

Bismillaah

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

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

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:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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