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Can I stay fasting if I had an injection in my gums.

Q:

Can I stay fasting if I had an injection in my gums at the dentist

A:

1. Salamun-Alaykum,

Hope you are doing well and thank you for your question. According to Ayatullah Sistani (Ruling 1555.), injections or even serums for that matter do not invalidate the fast.

Ruling 1555. Injections and intravenous drips do not invalidate a fast even if the former is an energy injection and the latter a glucose-saline drip. Similarly, a spray that is used for asthma does not invalidate a fast provided that the medicine only enters the lungs. Applying medicine [such as drops] to the eyes and ears does not invalidate a fast either, even if its taste reaches the throat. Likewise, if medicine is applied in the nose, it does not invalidate a fast as long as it does not reach the throat.

You can refer to his ruling through the following link:

https://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2263/

With prayers for your success,
Ali-Reza