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The Invalidators [Part 2] The fourth invalidator: Vomiting deliberately The evidence for this is: (1) The ḥadīth of Abū Ad-Dardā' and Thawbān raḍhiyallāhu ’anhumā, that: “Allāh's Messenger ﷺ vomited, so his fast became invalidated.” [Abū Dāwūd - graded 'Ṣaḥīḥ' by Sheikh Albāni and Sheikh Muqbil] (2) The ḥadīth of Abū Hurairah raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu, that Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said: “Anyone who is overcome by vomiting does not have to make up the fast, but whoever vomits intentionally must make it up.” [Tirmithi and others - graded 'Ṣaḥīḥ' by Sheikh Albāni] 🔺Note 1: Vomiting is to remove what is inside the stomach through the mouth. This may occur voluntarily, in which case the fast is invalidated, or involuntarily, in which case the fast is not invalidated, as long as one does not swallow any of it intentionally. 💡Benefit: Sheikh ’Uthaymīn raḥimahullāh mentioned four ways by which a person can cause himself to vomit: (1) looking at something disgusting, (2) smelling something foul, (3) pressing the stomach, or (4) inserting one's finger into the back of the throat. [Sharḥ Al-Mumti’] 💡Benefit: Sheikh ’Uthaymīn raḥimahullāh mentioned that a person who eats something forgetfully while fasting, enters into one of two categories: (1) The food is still in his mouth, in which case he has to spit it out. (2) The food has reached the stomach, in which case he is not required to take it out, and if he takes it out by way of vomiting, his fast is invalidated. [His Majmū’ (19/272)] 🔺Note 2: The differing in this issue stems mainly from the ḥadīth of Abū Hurairah raḍhiyallāhu ’anhu; those who hold this ḥadīth to be authentic (which is the stronger opinion due to the supporting narrations) establish that intentional vomiting invalidates the fast, whereas those who see it to be weak state that intentional vomiting does not invalidate the fast. As for the ḥadīth of Abū Ad-Dardā' and Thawbān, although the ḥadīth is authentic, it is not as explicit as the ḥadīth of Abū Hurairah; because it's possible to interpret it as: the Prophet ﷺ vomited, and due to becoming he broke his fast; so the act of vomiting itself did not invalidate his fast. Likewise, there's no mention in the ḥadīth that he vomited deliberately! Nonetheless, most of the scholars, including the four great Imāms, hold the view that intentional vomiting invalidates the fast. 💡Benefit: Ibn ’Abbās raḍhiyallāhu ’anhu said: “Fasting is invalidated by things which enter (the body), not by things which exit (the body).” [Reported by Al-Bayhaqī with an authentic chain] This is something which the opposite side use to justify their view (that vomiting does not invalidate the fast). 🔺Note 3: If a person becomes sick while fasting and needs to vomit, he is not sinful for this, but he has to do Qaḍhā (make up) for this day just like the sick person. But if he makes himself vomit without there being any need to do so, he has comiited a major sin, and there's no opportunity for Qaḍhā in this case. ___ The fifth invalidator: Apostasy If a person commits apostasy while fasting, their fast is invalidated. The Proof for this is the statement of Allāh Almighty (translated meaning): “It has already been revealed to you—and to those ˹prophets˺ before you—that if you associate others ˹with Allāh˺, your deeds will certainly be void and you will truly be one of the losers.” If this Āyah was addressed to the Prophets and Messengers, all the more reason why it applies to everyone else besides them. 🔺Note: Ibn Qudāmah raḥimahullāh said: “We don't know of any differing amongst the people of knowledge concerning the one who leaves Islām while fasting; that his fast is invalidated...whether his apostasy is based on Kufr beliefs, or doubting in matters which take a person out of the fold of Islām, or uttering words of Kufr, or due to mocking or otherwise.” [Al-Mughnī (4/369)] __