Fatwa #157052 October 2007South Africa
Is the use of surma in ramadhaan permissable?
Question
Is the use of surma in ramadhaan permissable?
The reason i ask, is because i put surma in my eyes at night and when i awake the next morning, i find that particles of the surma come out from my mouth and nose. Will these particles of surma from my nose and mouth nullify my fast?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
It is permissible to use Surma in Ramadhaan. The particles of Surma that come out from the nose or mouth will not nullify the fast. (Hindiyyah vol.5 pg.274)
الفتاوى الهندية - (ج 5 / ص 274)
وَلَوْ أَقْطَرَ شَيْئًا مِنْ الدَّوَاءِ فِي عَيْنِهِ لَا يُفْطِرُ صَوْمَهُ عِنْدَنَا ، وَإِنْ وَجَدَ طَعْمَهُ فِي حَلْقِهِ ، وَإِذَا بَزَقَ فَرَأَى أَثَرَ الْكُحْلِ ، وَلَوْنَهُ فِي بُزَاقِهِ عَامَّةُ الْمَشَايِخِ عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَا يُفْسِدُ صَوْمَهُ كَذَا فِي الذَّخِيرَةِ ، وَهُوَ الْأَصَحُّ هَكَذَا فِي التَّبْيِينِ .
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Mufti Moosa Salie
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa