Do Weight-Loss Injections Outside the Fasting Hours Break the Fast?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi

Question

Is it permissible to take weight-loss injections during Ramadan at Suhur or Iftar? Does it break the fast if it suppresses appetite? Should I stop taking it before Ramadan, and if so, how long prior?

Answer

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

I pray this finds you in the best of states.

Taking medication during the fasting hours breaks the fast.

Please see: Do I Need to Make Up Missed Ramadan Fasts If I Took Pain Medication in the Morning and Broke My Fast on Those Days?

As for the fact that this medication suppresses appetite it is of no legal consequences. [Shurunbulali, Nur al-Idah]

And Allah knows best.
Wassalam
[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Ustadh Sufyan Qufi is an advanced seeker of knowledge, originally from Algeria, who grew up in France. He began searching for ways to learn Islam reliably and was disappointed at the answers he found locally.

Then he connected with various traditional teachers and gradually connected with SeekersGuidance. He embarked on his journey of learning through the various teachers at SeekersGuidance, including his mentor Shaykh Faraz Rabbani.

He studied numerous texts in Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith, and other areas with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and other teachers, including Shaykh Abdurrahman al-Sha‘ar, Shaykh Ali Hani, and others.

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