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Fasting

FQ-DI-0015

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Fasting

Question

Does swallowing saliva break the fast?

Answer

Swallowing one’s own natural saliva does not break the fast. Deliberately gathering saliva and then swallowing it, or swallowing phlegm, is disliked but does not break the fast. Swallowing anything that came outside the mouth would break it.

Answered by Dar-ul-Ifta (Hanafi)

2026-06-23

Reference: FQ-DI-0015

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