Question
What do the scholars of the Dīn and muftīs of the Sacred Law state regarding the following issue: if a woman was to take pills in order to delay menstruation, so that she can observe all of the fasts of Ramadān, will her fasting be valid? Questioner: Haji Shabir from Birmingham, England
Answer
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم
الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب
Although it is permissible to consume pills to stop menstruation (hayd) and post-natal bleeding (nifās) in order to fast, and the fasts which are kept after doing such are absolutely valid, however, from a medical point of view, to stop hayd and nifās like this could prove to be harmful for’s health and could disrupt the normal menstrual cycle of a woman. Nevertheless, from a shar’i perspective, it is permissible to do this.
واللہ تعالی اعلم ورسولہ اعلم صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم
کتبہ ابو الحسن محمد قاسم ضیاء قادری
Answered by Mufti Qasim Zia al-Qadri
Translated by Zameer Ahmed
Read the original Urdu answer here: [Q-ID0794] Can I take pills to delay my menstruation cycle so that I can observe all the Fasts during Ramadan?
Also see:
[Q-ID0719] My menstrual cycle finished during the day in Ramadan, must I now Fast?
[Q-ID0705] I have missed Fasts from last year due to Periods, do I make them up or pay fidyah?
Published by the Dar-ul-Ifta of Akhuwat-e-Islami as Q-ID0794. Read it on Akhuwat-e-Islami