Does not Break a Fast?

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Things that do not invalidate your fast

We should also note some things that do not invalidate the fast:

Enemas, eyedrops, eardrops, tooth extraction and treatment of injuries do not invalidate the fast.

(Majmu’ Fatawa Shaykh al-Islam, 25/233; 25/245)

Medical tablets that are placed under the tongue to treat asthma attacks etc, so long as you avoid swallowing any residue.
Insertion of anything into the vagina such as pessaries, or a speculum, or the doctor’s fingers for the purpose of medical examination.
Insertion of medical instruments or IUD into the womb.
Anything that enters the urinary tract of a male or female, such as a catheter tube, or medical scopes, or opaque dyes inserted for the purpose of x-rays, or medicine, or a solution to wash the bladder.
Fillings, extractions or cleaning of the teeth, whether with a siwak or toothbrush, so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat.
Rinsing the mouth, gargling, sprays etc. so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat.
Oxygen or anaesthetic gases, so long as that does not give the patient any kind of nourishment.
Anything that may enter the body via absorption through the skin, such as creams, poultices, etc.
Insertion of a fine tube via the veins for diagnostic imaging or treatment of the veins of the heart or any part of the body.
Insertion of a scope through the stomach wall to examine the intestines by means of a surgical operation (laparoscopy).
Taking samples from the liver or any other part of the body, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions.
Endoscopy, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions or other substances.
Introduction of any medical instruments or materials to the brain or spinal column.

References:

1- Majalis Ramadan by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin

2- Sab’una Masalah fi’l-Siyam

And Allah knows best.

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Things that do not invalidate your fast

We should also note some things that do not invalidate the fast:

Enemas, eyedrops, eardrops, tooth extraction and treatment of injuries do not invalidate the fast.

(Majmu’ Fatawa Shaykh al-Islam, 25/233; 25/245)

Medical tablets that are placed under the tongue to treat asthma attacks etc, so long as you avoid swallowing any residue.

Insertion of anything into the vagina such as pessaries, or a speculum, or the doctor’s fingers for the purpose of medical examination.

Insertion of medical instruments or IUD into the womb.

Anything that enters the urinary tract of a male or female, such as a catheter tube, or medical scopes, or opaque dyes inserted for the purpose of x-rays, or medicine, or a solution to wash the bladder.

Fillings, extractions or cleaning of the teeth, whether with a siwak or toothbrush, so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat.

Rinsing the mouth, gargling, sprays etc. so long as you avoid swallowing anything that reaches the throat.

Oxygen or anaesthetic gases, so long as that does not give the patient any kind of nourishment.

Anything that may enter the body via absorption through the skin, such as creams, poultices, etc.

Insertion of a fine tube via the veins for diagnostic imaging or treatment of the veins of the heart or any part of the body.

Insertion of a scope through the stomach wall to examine the intestines by means of a surgical operation (laparoscopy).

Taking samples from the liver or any other part of the body, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions.

Endoscopy, so long as that is not accompanied by administration of solutions or other substances.

Introduction of any medical instruments or materials to the brain or spinal column.

References:

1- Majalis Ramadan by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin

2- Sab’una Masalah fi’l-Siyam

And Allah knows best.