Does using a nasal spray, the taste of which may sometimes be felt in the throat, when the nose is blocked due to sinus allergies, invalidate fasting?
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The aforementioned inhaler breaks the fast if its taste reaches the throat and it is used during the day. The days on which it was used must be made up. There is no sin upon its user due to illness, for Allah Almighty says: "And whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days."
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