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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADAN SIRI-198: HUKUM PESAKIT COVID-19 TIDAK BERPUASA KETIKA BULAN RAMADAN
May a Covid-19 patient with fever skip fasting during Ramadan?
Short answer
A Covid-19 patient who has no symptoms and needs no medication may not break the fast.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A Covid-19 patient who has no symptoms and needs no medication may not break the fast. Those with severe symptoms, or mild symptoms but who need medication to prevent the illness from worsening, are permitted not to fast. The harm of the illness must be confirmed by a trustworthy Muslim medical officer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pesakit Covid-19 yang tidak bergejala dan tidak memerlukan ubat-ubatan maka dia tidak boleh untuk berbuka puasa.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADAN SIRI-198: HUKUM PESAKIT COVID-19 TIDAK BERPUASA KETIKA BULAN RAMADAN”, 26 April 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/5226-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadan-siri-198-hukum-pesakit-covid-19-tidak-berpuasa-ketika-bulan-ramadan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/covid-19-patient-fasting-ramadan-ruling/