Fatwa ID: 06405
Answered by: Alimah Zakiratul Hoque
Question:
Can one get the vaccine injection whilst fasting, will it break the fast?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Whilst fasting, Muslims are required to abstain from eating, drinking, and having sexual intercourse. (Badai Al Sanai, Vol 2, Pg 577). (1)
Regarding the rules of eating and drinking, if anything enters the digestive system or brain through a normal entry point (the nose, mouth, and anus) then it will render the fast invalid (Badai Al Sanai, Vol 2, Pg 262). (2)
Vaccine injections are usually injected into the muscle of the arms, thighs, hips, or buttocks, which are not considered normal entry points into the digestive system. Therefore, one can get a vaccine injection whilst fasting and it will not break the fast.
(1)
فهو الإمساك عن أشياء مخصوصة و هو : الأكل ، و الشرب ، و الجماع ، بشرائط مخصوصة
(2)
و ما وصل إلي الجوف أو ]إلي[ الدماغ عن المخارق الأصلية كالأنف و الأذن و الدبر بأن استعط او احتقن او أقطر في أذنيه فوصل إلي الجوف أو إلي الدماغ فسد صومه
Only Allah knows best.
Written by Alimah Zakiratul Hoque
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
