The Ruling on Tasting Food for a Fasting Woman While She Is Cooking
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a woman who is preparing iftar to taste the food she is cooking while she is fasting?
The Shaykh:
What? What?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a woman who is preparing food to taste it while she is fasting?
The Shaykh:
Yes, she may taste the saltiness to see if it is salty or not. She spits it out; that is, if she tastes it and knows whether it is salty or not, she spits out what she tasted and does not swallow it. However, if she swallows it intentionally, her fast is invalid. But if she does not swallow it, she has not broken her fast, even if it goes down the throat. This saltiness goes down the throat, so if a person swallows it...
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a woman who is preparing iftar to taste the food she is cooking while she is fasting?
The Shaykh:
What? What?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a woman who is preparing food to taste it while she is fasting?
The Shaykh:
Yes, she may taste the saltiness to see if it is salty or not. She spits it out; that is, if she tastes it and knows whether it is salty or not, she spits out what she tasted and does not swallow it. However, if she swallows it intentionally, her fast is invalid. But if she does not swallow it, she has not broken her fast, even if it goes down the throat. This saltiness goes down the throat, so if a person swallows it...
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لقاء مفتوح 14-09-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (31:16)
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