Q: I
have taken contraceptives pills in Ramadan. Should I make up for the days during
which I did not have my period through the contraceptive effect of the pills
and so I observed Sawn (Fasting) and offered Salah (Prayer) on them with the
people? Is there any sin on me for taking these pills?
A: It
is permissible for a woman to take a medicine to delay her menstrual period, so
that she can perform Hajj or ‘Umrah (lesser pilgrimage), or observe Sawn in
Ramadan, provided that it will result in no harmful effect on her. You do
not have to make up for these days in which menstrual bleeding was stopped by
the effect of the pills and you observed Sawn with the people.
May
Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his
family and Companions!
Permanent
Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’
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Source: Fatwas
of Permanent Committee|Part no.10; Page no. 341|www.alifta.net
