The invalidators

What invalidates the fast?

Learn the clear principles, and do not make circulating lists or obsession a source of ruling.

01

A general rule

Deliberateness, choice and knowledge matter

Not every event that befalls the fasting person has one ruling. The scholars distinguish between deliberateness, forgetfulness, compulsion and ignorance, between what reaches the inside and what does not, and between old forms and contemporary issues.

02

The clear invalidators

Eating, drinking and intercourse deliberately

These are among the best-known invalidators if they occur deliberately with remembrance and choice. There are details in making up and expiation that differ according to the act and the situation.

03

Medicines and medical procedures

Do not rely on an anonymous list

Injections, sprays, endoscopies, kidney dialysis and others are issues whose rulings differ according to their reality and manner of use; so a reliable scholarly body should be asked about them.

Record of sources

Review sources

  1. 48 questions on fastingThe official Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymin Foundation
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  2. Fatwas on zakat and fastingThe official Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymin Foundation
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