Source-linked summaryFasting

Do insulin injections break the fast?

Short answer

Non-nutritive injections into a vein or muscle do not break the fast according to what the Shaykh determined; as for nutritive injections, they have the ruling of food and so break the fast.

Evidence and explanation

The Shaykh distinguished between therapeutic non-nutritive injections and injections intended for nourishment.

Scholar referenced

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him

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Source

Ramadan fatwas

Title of the original page (Arabic): فتاوى رمضانية

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him

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Method noteThis is an editorial summary linked to a source, translated from the Arabic; independent review of its fidelity and of the translation is still pending. Personal cases whose rulings depend on individual facts should be presented with their details to qualified scholars.