What is the true definition of eating and drinking which invalidate one’s fasting? – IslamonLine.net – Ask The Scholar
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A Muslim should be aware of the things that invalidate his fasting in order to avoid them and thus safeguard his worship. Special concern has risen in modern age particularly regarding some medical tools or drugs used during fasting, which necessitates some kind of ijtihad.
In response to the question, Sheikh `Atiyyah Saqr, former head of Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee, states:
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