Smelling vaginal discharges does not break fast

28-12-2008 | IslamWeb

Question:

Salaam Alaikum. I have a question regarding fasting and vaginal discharge. I am fasting to make up some days from Ramadan that I couldn't fast due to my period. I am fasting today and I noticed a good amount of discharge on the napkin of my underwear, so I ended up smelling this. But now I feel guilty for doing so because I hope it didn't break my fast. Did this invalidate my fast or is my fast still valid? What is it ruling regarding this? Urgent reply needed. Jazak'Allah khair

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

 

Your fasting is correct because smelling those discharges is not among the things which invalidate the fasting, because fasting is only invalidated by what enters the stomach by mouth or nose; for more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 85377.

Smelling those discharges does not lead to anything entering the stomach.

As regards the ruling of such an act, this is permissible if it was for a need, but if it was without a need, then it is better to avoid it.

You should know that these discharges invalidate ablution, so if you continuously have them, you should perform ablution for every prayer after its prescribed fixed time begins.

For more benefit, please refer to Fataawa 107530, 103316, 104794 and 93596.

Allaah Knows best.