Does the Use of Lubricant During a Medical Exam Break the Fast?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch
Question
Does the use of lubricant during a medical exam while fasting break the fast, and if so, does it require expiation (kaffara)?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
If during a medical exam something of substance was entered into the body from either the nose, mouth, rear part (the depth of a supository—3cm), vagina, or an open wound in the torso such that the object has now entered the body cavity and is no longer visible externally, the fast is broken. [Tahtawi/Shurunbulali, Hashiyat Maraqi al-Falah]
If a dry object was inserted into these areas such that a portion of the object remained outside the body, this does not break the fast. [Ibid.]
If this object had lubrication on it (or the like) when it was inserted, the fast is broken despite a portion of the object remaining outside the body. [Ibid.]
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Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.
There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.
Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.
