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*Actions that do not invalidate the Fast*
*[During Ramadan]*
*1) 🔶Eating & Drinking Forgetfully*
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, *_“If somebody eats or drinks forgetfully then he should complete his fast, for what he has eaten or drunk, has been given to him by Allah.”_*
● [Sahih al-Bukhari 1933]
*2) 🔶Vomiting involuntarily*
📜Narrated Abu Hurairah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: *_"if one has a sudden attack of vomiting while one is fasting, no expiation is required of him, but if he vomits intentionally he must make expiation"_*
● [Sunan Abu Dawud 2380]
*3) 🔶Wet Dream*
*_“If a man experiences a wet dream this does not invalidate his fast, because it was involuntary on his part; it is similar to the case when something enters his throat whilst he is sleeping.”_*
● [Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudaamah, vol. 3, p. 22]
*4) 🔶Tasting food (without swallowing it)*
Ibn ‘Abbaas said: *_There is nothing wrong with tasting what is being cooked or whatever._*
● [Narrated by al-Bukhaari in a mu’allaq report]
*5) Medical Purposes under certain conditions*
Enemas, eyedrops, eardrops, tooth extraction and treatment of injuries do not invalidate the fast.
*Medical tablets that are placed under the tongue to treat asthma attacks etc, so long as you avoid swallowing any residue.*
Insertion of anything into the vagina such as pessaries, or a speculum, or the doctor’s fingers for the purpose of medical examination.
Insertion of medical instruments or IUD into the womb.
*Anything that enters the urinary tract of a male or female, such as a catheter tube, or medical scopes, or opaque dyes inserted for the purpose of x-rays, or medicine, or a solution to wash the bladder.*
Fillings, extractions or *cleaning of the teeth, whether with a siwaak or toothbrush, so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat.*
Rinsing the mouth, gargling, sprays etc. so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat.
*Oxygen or anaesthetic gases, so long as that does not give the patient any kind of nourishment.*
Anything that may enter the body via absorption through the skin, such as creams, poultices, etc.
Insertion of a fine tube via the veins for diagnostic imaging or treatment of the veins of the heart or any part of the body.
*Insertion of a scope through the stomach wall to examine the intestines by means of a surgical operation (laparoscopy).*
Taking samples from the liver or any other part of the body, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions.
*Endoscopy, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions or other substances.*
*Introduction of any medical instruments or materials to the brain or spinal column.*
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