• Prayers & Duties >> Sawm (Fasting)

    Question ID: 14555Country: United Kingdom

    Title: Asalamualaykum 1-I heard about these fasting tablets called ramadan fasting tablets aparently they are to help us not feel thirsty or hungry during the long hours of summer but i would like to know if it is religiously correct? 2-Are there any verses in Quran or hadeeth that state we cannot use these tablets during sahur?

    Question: Asalamualaykum 1-I heard about these fasting tablets called ramadan fasting tablets aparently they are to help us not feel thirsty or hungry during the long hours of summer but i would like to know if it is religiously correct? 2-Are there any verses in Quran or hadeeth that state we cannot use these tablets during sahur?

    Answer ID: 14555

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 1304/1304=M/1430)

     

    If it is fact that these tablets help not to feel hungry or thirsty, it is not better to use them as they are against the spirit of Ramadhan. There is no such verse or hadith.

     

     

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India