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Is it permissible to take medicine a few minutes after the Fajr adhan if one forgot to take it at the time of Suhoor?

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If the muezzin calls the adhan after the true dawn (Fajr Sadiq) has appeared, the Muslim must immediately cease eating and drinking. It is not permissible for him to consume any

of the things that break the fast thereafter; otherwise, his fast will be invalidated and he will be obliged to make up the day. However, if the muezzin calls the adhan

before the true dawn, it is permissible to consume things that break the fast until one is certain that dawn has appeared. Regarding medicine, if it is possible to take

it after breaking the fast, then it is not permissible to take it during fasting. But if it is indispensable during the day due to illness, then it is permissible to

break the fast, and making up the day becomes obligatory.

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