I am diabetic and thinking about becoming a muslim I am prone to fainting - can I take blood tests to monitor my blood sugar during ramadan
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I am diabetic and thinking about becoming a muslim I am prone to fainting - can I take blood tests to monitor my blood sugar during ramadan
Answer
Shari'ah (laws of Islam) are balanced and have taken into consideration different circumstances.
If a person is ill to such an extent that he will faint due to fasting, then he will be excused from fasting. Such a person may give Fidya (compensation) for not fasting. However, taking blood tests during fasting is permissible and that does not invalidate the fast.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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