Tag: Severe thirst

Religious scholars agree that severe dehydration, which poses a genuine threat to one's health, is a valid and permissible reason to break a fast. However, this exemption is strictly for severe cases and does not apply to normal thirst, which is part of the challenge of fasting.

According to Islamic jurisprudence, mere difficulty from thirst is not a valid reason to break a fast. However, the permissibility to break fast if you're really thirsty arises when the level of thirst becomes so severe that it is feared to cause harm, sickness, or death. This critical distinction is based on the Islamic principle of removing hardship for the believer.