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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN #78: ADAKAH BATAL PUASA JIKA MENGAMBIL ‘SUBLINGUAL MEDICATION’ (PIL/TABLET YANG DILETAKKAN DI BAWAH LIDAH)?
Does taking sublingual medication, a pill or tablet placed under the tongue, break the fast?
Short answer
Taking sublingual medication does not break the fast. The medicine is only placed under the tongue, does not pass the throat, and is absorbed directly into the bloodstream, so it is not regarded as something entering an open cavity.
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
Taking sublingual medication does not break the fast. The medicine is only placed under the tongue, does not pass the throat, and is absorbed directly into the bloodstream, so it is not regarded as something entering an open cavity. However, if the medicine is swallowed past the throat, the fast is invalidated. This view accords with the resolution of the Islamic Fiqh Academy and the fatwas of Dar al-Ifta in Jordan and Egypt.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Melihat kepada kaedah pengubatan sublingual ini, kami berpendapat bahawa pengambilan ubat jenis sebegini tidak membatalkan 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 RAMADHAN #78: ADAKAH BATAL PUASA JIKA MENGAMBIL ‘SUBLINGUAL MEDICATION’ (PIL/TABLET YANG DILETAKKAN DI BAWAH LIDAH)?”, 24 June 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/1052-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-78-adakah-batal-puasa-jika-mengambil-sublingual-medication-pil-tablet-yang-diletakkan-di-bawah-lidah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/does-sublingual-medication-break-the-fast/