Common Questions to the Scholars Regarding Things That Break the Fast
Translated by Abu Ubaydillaah Siddeeq on behalf Markaz-us-Sunnah Leicester, 2013 www.markazsunnahleicester.com
| No. | Issue | Ruling | Source | Notes |
| 1 | Suppositories | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen |
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| 2 | Eye Drops | Does NOT break | Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Baaz, Ibn Uthaymeen |
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| 3 | Kohl (Surmah) | Does NOT break | Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Baaz, Ibn Uthaymeen |
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| 4 | Ear Drops | Does NOT break | Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Baaz, Ibn Uthaymeen |
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| 5 | Inhaler | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, The Permanent Committee |
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| 6 | Oxygen Inhaler | Does NOT break | Sa’d Al-Khathlaan |
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| 7 | Penicillin Injection | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen |
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| 8 | Insulin (Diabetes) Injection | Does NOT break | The Permanent Committee |
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| 9 | Dental Anaesthetic, Filings and Cleansing | Does NOT break | Ibn Baaz |
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| 10 | Using Perfume and Inhaling it | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 11 | Makeup | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 12 | Blood Tests | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 13 | Swimming and Diving | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen |
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| 14 | Ejaculation During Sleep (without intention) | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 15 | Siwaak (natural, without flavours) | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 16 | Tabs placed beneath the tongue for infections etc | Does NOT break | Khaalid Al-Mushaykheh |
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| 17 | Swallowing Phlegm | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen |
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| 18 | Nose Drops | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen | As long as it does not reach the stomach |
| 19 | Lip Moisturiser | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen | With the condition that it is not swallowed |
| 20 | Nosebleeds and Toothache treatments where blood flows | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz | |
| 21 | Mouthwash Medicine | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen | With the condition that nothing is not swallowed |
| 22 | Toothpaste | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz | As long as it is not swallowed or reaches the stomach |
| 23 | Tasting Food | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen | ONLY when there is the need, without swallowing |
| 24 | Vomiting Unintentionally | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 25 | Intra-Muscle or Intra-Venus Injections | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 26 | Simply Smelling Bakhoor | Does NOT break | Ibn Uthaymeen |
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| 27 | Needles of Feeding / Drip | DOES break fast | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 28 | Vomiting Intentionally | DOES break fast | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 29 | Masturbation | DOES break fast | Ibn Uthaymeen, Ibn Baaz |
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| 30 | Nicotine Patches | DOES break fast | Ibn Uthaymeen |
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| 31 | Purposely Inhaling Bukhoor (knowingly) | DOES break fast | Ibn Uthaymeen |
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