Does a lumbar puncture, which involves inserting a needle into the spinal column to extract cerebrospinal fluid, break the fast of someone fasting during the day in Ramadan?
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The fasting person does not break their fast by the insertion of an instrument into the brain, spinal cord, or vertebral column for examination or sampling purposes. The resolution of the Islamic Fiqh Academy states that the entry of any instrument or medicinal substances into the brain or spinal cord is not considered among the things that break the fast.
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