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What is the ruling on taking medication prescribed by a doctor three times a day for three weeks, knowing that this conflicts with fasting Ramadan?

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If you fear harm from not taking medication, and you cannot take it except during fasting hours, then it is permissible for you to break your fast, based on Allah's saying: ﴿So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then [he is to fast] an equal number of other days.﴾ You should then make up the days you missed fasting. It is advisable to consult a doctor about the possibility of taking the medication outside of fasting hours.

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