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Will a nicotine patch break the fast?

Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam · · 23 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1442 AH

The answer

One should try and free himself from being enslaved to nicotine. The collateral damage caused by smoking is well known.

Explanation

Nevertheless, the use of transdermal nicotine patches whilst one is fasting will not invalidate the fast.1

And Allah knows best.

Mufti Faraz Adam

References

1“لم يفسد صومه” لعدم المنافي له والداخل من المسام لا ينافيه (حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح ص 659 دار الكتب)

Based on the Hanafi school and on the question as it was asked. Another mufti may reach a different conclusion. Read the disclaimer.

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