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Imams Hanifa, Maalik, and Shafaโi all stated that cupping does not invalidate oneโs fast. They cite Bukhariโs narration on the authority of ibn โAbbas (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 oneโs fast due to the saying of the Prophet (pbuh): โThe 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.