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Question(s):
If someone uses a nasal spray, will the fast break?
Answer(s):
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Using a nasal spray whilst fasting will break the fast. A Qadha’ will be necessary and not a Kaffarah.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best.
Ibn Talha
Approved by:
Mufti Tahir Wadee | Mufti Yusuf Ilolvi
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Reference(s):
أما السعوط في الأنف…إن كان دهنا أو ما يشبهه يفسد صومه لأنه وصل إلى جوف الرأس ما هو مصلح للبدن فكان في معنى الأكل
[Fatāwa al-Walwālijiyyah, 1/220, Beirut]
ومن احتقن أو استعط – أي استعمل الدواء بالحقنة أو السعوط وهو الدواء الذي يصب في الأنف
[Al-Ināyah, 2/341, Dar al-Fikr]
وإذا استعط…إن كان شيئًا يتعلق به صلاح البدن، نحو الدهن والدواء يفسد صومه من غير كفارة
[Muhīt al-Burhāni, 2/383, DKI]
Also refer to: Al-Ikhtiyār, 1/132, DKI
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