Vomiting Whilst Fasting and Qadha
Question
I have a question regarding the validity of my fast. Two hours after Suhoor, I woke up with terrible nausea and stomachache and after a while, vomited all that I had taken in the past hours. I had read and heard many times that a fast is broken when one vomits so I assumed mine was too and I drank a glass of water to clear away the dizziness. I later found out that my fast was not broken. I want to know if I should make compensation because I didn't know of this.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullahi wa-barakatuh.
The vomiting of a fasting person unintentionally does not nullify ones fast. Hence, your fast was not broken.
However, only Qadha will have to be kept of that fast.[1]
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Ismaeel Bassa
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] (قَوْلُهُ: وَإِنْ ذَرَعَهُ الْقَيْءُ) أَيْ غَلَبَهُ وَسَبَقَهُ قَامُوسٌ وَالْمَسْأَلَةُ تَتَفَرَّعُ إلَى أَرْبَعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ صُورَةً؛ لِأَنَّهُ إمَّا أَنْ يَقِيءَ أَوْ يَسْتَقِئَ وَفِي كُلٍّ إمَّا أَنْ يَمْلَأَ الْفَمَ أَوْ دُونَهُ، وَكُلٌّ مِنْ الْأَرْبَعَةِ إمَّا إنْ خَرَجَ أَوْ عَادَ أَوْ أَعَادَهُ وَكُلٌّ إمَّا ذَاكِرٌ لِصَوْمِهِ أَوْ لَا وَلَا فِطْرَ فِي الْكُلِّ عَلَى الْأَصَحِّ إلَّا فِي الْإِعَادَةِ وَالِاسْتِقَاءِ بِشَرْطِ الْمِلْءِ مَعَ التَّذَكُّرِ شَرْحُ الْمُلْتَقَى { رد المحتار على الدر المختار، ج 2، ص 414، دار الفكر-بيروت }
الفتاوى الهندية في مذهب الإمام الأعظم أبي حنيفة النعمان، ج 1، ص 204، دار الفكر
حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح، ج 1، ص 662، دار الكتب العلمية بيروت – لبنان
فتاوي دار العلوم زكريا، ج 3، ص 290، زمزم ببلشرز
كتاب الفتاوي، ج 3، ص 391
- Answered by
- Ismaeel Bassa
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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