The ruling on tasting food during the day in Ramadan?
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The questioner : To proceed: The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, does tasting food during the day in Ramadan break the fast of the one who is fasting? And what about the one who tasted pepper and its heat reached his throat?
The Shaykh : And the time is up.
The questioner : Pepper, pepper.
The Shaykh : All right.
The questioner : And its heat reached his throat; is there anything wrong with that?
The Shaykh : Yes, we say in answer to this question: As for pepper, there is no need to taste it. Why? Everyone knows that it is hot. So this question is hypothetical and has no value. As for tasting cooked food, there is no harm in a person tasting it because he needs to do so. If he tastes it and finds its taste in his throat without intending it, he owes nothing. But he should be careful that it does not enter his throat. Yes.
The Shaykh : And the time is up.
The questioner : Pepper, pepper.
The Shaykh : All right.
The questioner : And its heat reached his throat; is there anything wrong with that?
The Shaykh : Yes, we say in answer to this question: As for pepper, there is no need to taste it. Why? Everyone knows that it is hot. So this question is hypothetical and has no value. As for tasting cooked food, there is no harm in a person tasting it because he needs to do so. If he tastes it and finds its taste in his throat without intending it, he owes nothing. But he should be careful that it does not enter his throat. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[89 من 93] حكم تذوق الطعام في نهار رمضان؟!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:09)
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