Only go to the mosque if you’re vaccinated “If you still feel the vaccine will invalidate your fast, still get the vaccine, and then make up that lost day after Ramadan,” Shanawani told CNN. Hasan Shanawani, president of American Muslim Health Professionals (AMHP), said Muslims should not delay their vaccinations, even if they believe it will break fast. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine does use cell lines from aborted fetal stem cells, but many Islamic leaders have said its use is still permissible “given the societal and individual health needs to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus,” according to the release.ĭr. The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines do not contain pork or alcohol and were not made using aborted fetal stem cells, NMTF and NBMCC said in the release. Muslim scholars, including the Fiqh Council of North America and the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America, have also ruled that vaccines will not invalidate fasts. Observing Ramadan during the pandemic taught me to be grateful for what I have The three available vaccines – Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna – are halal and will not break your fast, the organizations said in a joint news release. The advisory was signed by 24 Muslim community organizations. The National Muslim Task Force on COVID-19 (NMTF) and the National Black Muslim COVID Coalition (NBMCC) have issued a Ramadan advisory urging Muslims to continue vaccinations through the holy month. Vaccines are halal and won’t break your fast They’re urging followers to mark Ramadan with caution, and have even issued guidance. Still, health experts and community groups warn it’s not completely safe to share suhoor, iftar and taraweeh with friends and family. This week, Muslims across the United States will begin observing another pandemic Ramadan.īut this year’s holy month – marked by fasting, prayer, reflection and community – will be different than the last, as vaccines are now available and some Covid restrictions have been lifted.
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