Does cupping invalidate fasting?

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Imams Hanifa, Maalik, and Shafaโ€™i all stated that cupping does not invalidate oneโ€™s fast. They cite Bukhariโ€™s narration on the authority of ibn โ€˜Abbas (ra) that the Prophet (pbuh) had cupping done when he was in a state of ihram and when he was fasting.

Imam Ahmad, on the other hand, stated that cupping invalidates oneโ€™s fast due to the saying of the Prophet (pbuh): โ€œThe one who has cupping done and the one who does it to another have both broken their fast.โ€ It is more cautious to refrain from cupping whilst fasting.

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