Does breaking the fast during menstruation – resulting from taking medication to induce menstruation in Ramadan due to irregular periods and the difficulty of fasting – necessitate sin, expiation, or merely making up the days?
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If taking medicine is intended for breaking the fast in , then it is not permissible. You must seek forgiveness and not repeat the action. You only need to make up the days you missed fasting, and no expiation is required.
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