controls and reduces the feelings of hunger and thirst in the body.
Some people use this medicine during the month of Ramadan. What is the
ruling on taking thismedicine?
For more information on this medicine please see the following site:
http://fasting.ramadantablet.com.
Praise be to Allaah.
The scholars have defined fasting as worshipping Allah by refraining
from things that break the fast such as food, drink and intercourse,
from the break of dawn until the sun sets. As Allah says
(interpretation of the meaning): "and eat and drink until the white
thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread
(darkness of night), then complete your Sawm (fast) till the
nightfall" [al-Baqarah 2:187]. And according to the hadeeth of Abu
Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) the Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peaceof Allah be upon him) said: "Fasting is a shield,
so there should be no obscene or ignorant talk, and if someone tries
to fight him or insult him, lethim say, I am fasting, twice. By the
One in Whose hand is my soul, the smell of the mouth of the fasting
person is better with Allah, may He be exalted, then the fragrance of
musk. 'He gives up his food and drink and desire for My sake. Fasting
is for Me andI shall reward for it, a tenfold reward for each good
deed.'" Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1795.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy onhim) said:
The things that spoil the fast are called by the scholars al-muftiraat
(things that break the fast). The basic principles concerning that are
three, which were mentioned byAllah, may He be glorified and exalted,
in the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
"So now have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allaah has
ordained for you (offspring), and eat and drink until the white thread
(light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread
(darkness of night), then complete your Sawm (fast) till the
nightfall"
[al-Baqarah 2:187].
The scholars are unanimously agreed that these three things spoil the fast.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti', 6/235
With regard to the medicine referred to in the question, according
tothe website mentioned, it is a tablet that contains herbs and
substances thatit is permissible to use and consume, and it is called
the "Ramadan tablet." it contains different types of vitamins(B1, B2,
B6, B12) and other substances that are beneficial to the body andwhich
provide energy to the body during the day and reduce feelings of
hunger, because these substances are able to help the brain to issue
orders to the body to seeknutrition from excess fat in the body
instead of from the empty stomach.
There is no doubt that taking these tablets and medicine during the
day in Ramadan breaks the fast and no one would dispute that, because
it is the kind of food which reaches the stomach directly.
It seems that the questionis about the ruling on taking this tablet at
night,before dawn, because thismedicine has the ability to give the
body ongoing energy and it has the ability to prevent feelings of
hunger. So some may think that it is not permissible to take it at
night, because it has a lasting effect during the day. But this is
mistaken thinking. Rather it is permissible to use it, so long as it
is taken at a time when it is permissible to consume food and drink.
With regard to its ongoing effect during the day, that does not mean
that it cannot be taken. There is no difference between it and the
food eaten at sahoor. One of the important reasons for delaying eating
sahoor is that it gives the body more strength to be able to fast
during the day.
It was narrated that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
"Eat sahoor, for in sahoor there is blessing." Narrated by al-Bukhaari
(1823) and Muslim (1095).
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said:
In the hadeeth of Anas, "Eat sahoor, for in sahoor there is blessing",
what is meant by blessing is reward, or it is blessed because it gives
one strength and energy to fast, and makes it less difficult.
And it was said that the blessing coming from waking up and offering
du'aa' at the end of the night, before dawn....
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