Is it permissible for a person afflicted with paraplegia who cannot control the excretion of urine or feces to use his finger (with a medical glove) to extract the feces, given that this is the most suitable and least difficult method for him? And is it permissible for him to use this method during the daytime in Ramadan if he is compelled to do so? And is he required to make up the day in this case?
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There is no harm in the aforementioned act if done out of necessity, and it is prohibited if done without necessity. As for breaking the fast by inserting a finger into the anus, there is a difference of opinion among scholars, and the more preponderant view is that it does not break the fast.
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