A person suffering from asthma needs to use an inhaler several times a day. What is the ruling on using an inhaler while fasting?
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Peace be upon you.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
If the substance released by the inhaler enters the respiratory tract without entering the digestive tract, it does not break the fast.
Source: Official Website.
Clarification in another inquiry: If the inhaler contains gas that only enters the lungs, it does not invalidate the fast. However, if it contains other substances that enter the stomach, it breaks the fast.
Source: Official Website.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
There is no objection for a fasting person to use a bronchodilator inhaler, and it does not invalidate their fast.
Source: Official Website.
May you be successful in all good.