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MENGAMBIL PIL PENAHAN HAID SEMASA BULAN RAMADAN
Is it permissible for a woman to take menstruation-delaying pills in order to fast the whole month of Ramadan?
Short answer
Taking pills to delay menstruation in order to fast the entire month of Ramadan is permissible.
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
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Taking pills to delay menstruation in order to fast the entire month of Ramadan is permissible. However, it is more virtuous not to take them and to accept the natural course decreed by Allah. According to the view of Dr. Yusuf al-Qardhawi cited, the permission is conditional on the medication not harming the woman, and she is encouraged to seek advice from scholars, specialists or a doctor.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mengambil pil penahan haid kerana ingin berpuasa penuh pada bulan Ramadan adalah dibolehkan,tetapi afdhal jangan mengambilnya dan kekal mengikut takdir Allah kepada wanita.
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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. “MENGAMBIL PIL PENAHAN HAID SEMASA BULAN RAMADAN”, 22 June 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2023-mengambil-pil-penahan-haid-semasa-bulan-ramadan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/taking-period-delaying-pills-during-ramadan/