The Difference Between Nasal Discharge and Phlegm and Their Effect on Fasting
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the difference between nasal discharge and phlegm, may Allah honor you, and which one breaks the fast?
Answer:
There is no difference between nasal discharge and phlegm; they have the same meaning. However, there is a distinction regarding nasal discharge: if it comes from the throat and he spits it out, it does not break the fast. Or if it comes from the head and he spits it out, it does not break the fast. Or if it comes from the stomach, because nasal discharge sometimes comes from the head, sometimes from the throat, and sometimes from the stomach. In any case, with all its types, if he spits it out and expels it, it does not break the fast. But if it comes out to his mouth and then he intentionally returns it and swallows it, it breaks his fast.
The questioner asks: What is the difference between nasal discharge and phlegm, may Allah honor you, and which one breaks the fast?
Answer:
There is no difference between nasal discharge and phlegm; they have the same meaning. However, there is a distinction regarding nasal discharge: if it comes from the throat and he spits it out, it does not break the fast. Or if it comes from the head and he spits it out, it does not break the fast. Or if it comes from the stomach, because nasal discharge sometimes comes from the head, sometimes from the throat, and sometimes from the stomach. In any case, with all its types, if he spits it out and expels it, it does not break the fast. But if it comes out to his mouth and then he intentionally returns it and swallows it, it breaks his fast.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1430هـ - 03 — alfawzan.live (27:26)
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