Permissibility of Vaccine while Fasting: Instructions of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih

Recently, the British Islamic Medical Association UK issued a statement saying that taking the Covid-19 vaccine would not invalidate a fast during Ramadan.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believes otherwise. To clarify this issue and to remove any confusion, the latest guidelines of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V^aa, the Worldwide Supreme Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, are being presented below for everyone’s benefit:

“To receive any type of injection, whether it is intramuscular or intravenous, during the state of fasting, is forbidden. If an Ahmadi gets an appointment for the coronavirus vaccine during Ramadan, then the leave that Islam has granted should be availed and on the day of the injection, they should not fast and they should complete that fast after the month of Ramadan.”