Asthma, Medicine & Ramadan

[Ummi_Abdulmalik]

Salaam Alikam,

I have asthma which needs to be assisted with medicine.
I have to take Seratide (I believe that's what it's called) and it's a powder form which you inhale and then a general ventalin (most people use this) if my asthma keeps playing up.
I believe the ventalin is either liquid or gas I am not sure what it's contents is.

If I take either one of them does this break my fast?
I've recently gotten very sick which makes my asthma unbearable and I am unsure whether if i take my meds I will break my fast and have to re pay it.

JazakAllah.

[AbuSuhayla]

Salaam Alikam,

I have asthma which needs to be assisted with medicine.
I have to take Seratide (I believe that's what it's called) and it's a powder form which you inhale and then a general ventalin (most people use this) if my asthma keeps playing up.
I believe the ventalin is either liquid or gas I am not sure what it's contents is.

If I take either one of them does this break my fast?
I've recently gotten very sick which makes my asthma unbearable and I am unsure whether if i take my meds I will break my fast and have to re pay it.

JazakAllah.

Asthma inalers do not reach your stomach. Also it takes the same ruling as air.

This video is a lecture by Saleh As Saleh about inhalers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBzrvtZJS-c

This is the Permenant Comittee Fatwa on fasting and using an inhaler.
http://www.salafitalk.com/threads/34...inhalers?p=593

[Ummi_Abdulmalik]

Even if it's powder form

[AbuSuhayla]

Even if it's powder form

If you listen to the lecture in my last quote it says that some inhalers reach the stomach. I would suggest asking a muslim doctor if your specific inhaler reaches the stomach. if it does not than you can take it based off the Permenant Comittee fatwa I posted previously also. That would be my advice.