Fatwa ID: 07029

Answered by: Muftiyah Aabedah Khatun

Question:

If a person who is fasting inserts his finger in the ear and finds some moisture and then re-inserts it because of the urge to clean the ear, will the fast break?

Is qadha required?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer

Inserting something in your ear then taking it out whilst dirt is on it and putting it back in does not invalidate the fast, you can carry on keeping the fast and qadha is not necessary.

(أو حك أذنه بعود فخرج عليه درن ثم أدخله مراراً إلى أذنه) لا يفسد صومه بالإجماع

(Maraqi Falah – page 239-240 – DKI)

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Muftiyah Aabedah Khatun

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham