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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-888: HUKUM PENGGUNAAN INHALER KETIKA SIANG RAMADAN
Does using an inhaler during the day in Ramadan break the fast?
Short answer
Contemporary scholars differ on inhaler use while fasting in Ramadan.
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 (Umum)
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Contemporary scholars differ on inhaler use while fasting in Ramadan. One view holds that it breaks the fast, as held by the Jordanian and Kuwaiti fatwa bodies and the JAKIM guide for patients, with makeup fasts or fidyah in certain cases. The second view holds that it does not break the fast, as held by Egypt's Dar al-Ifta', the Saudi Permanent Committee and most participants of the Morocco medical fiqh seminar. The text also reviews the Shafi'i school's position on substances entering the body cavity.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pandangan kedua: Tidak membatalkan puasa. Ini merupakan pandangan tokoh-tokoh ulama seperti Syeikh Ibn Baz[6], Syeikh Ibn Uthaimin[7], Syeikh Abdullah bin Jibrin[8]
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-888: HUKUM PENGGUNAAN INHALER KETIKA SIANG RAMADAN”, 2 March 2025. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/6149-irsyad-hukum-siri-ke-887-hukum-penggunaan-inhaler-ketika-siang-ramadan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-inhaler-use-ramadan-fast-break/