Question:
I will be travelling soon and therefore I need to have a meningitis vaccination injection. I can only do this whilst I am fasting. Is it allowed?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
A fast is broken when a substance with a discernible body reaches the digestive system via the natural openings of the body like the mouth, rectum, nose etc.[1]
The above does not take place in meningitis injections. Therefore, it is permissible to be vaccinated by means of injections whilst fasting.[2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Faraz Adam,
www.darulfiqh.com