What is the ruling on using "Anti-CGRP" injections, extracted from the ovaries of a hamster, to treat chronic migraine, and is it permissible to take them while fasting?
The hamster is a type of rodent, and its consumption is prohibited. Its internal organs are impure (najis). Treating with impure substances is forbidden unless no alternative is available. However, if the impure substance is processed and undergoes a transformation (istihalah), then there is no objection to treating with it, and it becomes pure.
Therefore, if the extract transforms from its original properties through processing, it is ruled pure, and there is no harm in treating with it. But if it retains its original properties, then it is impure (najis), and it is not permissible to treat with it except in cases of necessity.
Injections do not break the fast of a fasting person unless they are nutritive injections.
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