Answer
Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
In this fatwa:
As for your brother who is suffering from hay fever, he can skip fasting if advised by a trustworthy Muslim doctor.
In his response to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:
If your brother is suffering from fever and needs to take medication during the hours of the day, then he is allowed to skip the fast.
However, before doing so, he should check with his doctor. If the doctor advises that he should not fast as he needs to take medication, then he should act accordingly.
Allah Almighty knows best.
Editor’s note: This fatwa is from Ask the Scholar’s archive and was originally published at an earlier date.