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AL-KAFI #469: PESAKIT BUASIR MEMASUKKAN AIR DALAM DUBUR BAGI MEMUDAHKAN BUANG AIR BESAR
Does a hemorrhoid patient break the fast by inserting water into the anus to ease defecation?
Short answer
Under the base Shafi'i position, inserting something through the anus beyond the open cavity into the interior breaks the fast, and water is treated by analogy.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Under the base Shafi'i position, inserting something through the anus beyond the open cavity into the interior breaks the fast, and water is treated by analogy. However, this fatwa holds that for a hemorrhoid patient, inserting water into the anus to ease the passing of stool does not break the fast. The reasons given are that the water does not give strength to the body, the patient's cavity differs from that of a normal person, and the water only reaches the end of the rectum rather than the deep intestine. It is likened to the view of some Maliki scholars, the Zahiri scholars and Ibn Taimiyyah on rectal injections.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka, kami berpendapat bahawa memasukkan air ke dalam dubur bagi memudahkan najis keluar bagi pesakit buasir, adalah 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. “AL-KAFI #469: PESAKIT BUASIR MEMASUKKAN AIR DALAM DUBUR BAGI MEMUDAHKAN BUANG AIR BESAR”, 24 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1433-al-kafi-li-al-fatawi-ke-469-pesakit-buasir-memasukkan-air-dalam-dubur-bagi-memudahkan-buang-air-besar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/hemorrhoid-patient-water-anus-break-fast/