Is it necessary to break the fast to compensate for fluid loss due to diarrhea resulting from taking a laxative during fasting?
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Allah has permitted the sick to break their fast in , but not all illnesses allow for breaking the fast. The illness that permits breaking the fast is one whose harm is increased by fasting, or for which there is a fear of delayed recovery, or one that causes unbearable hardship and difficulty to the fasting person, such as severe fever.
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