What is the ruling on swimming and diving in water for a person who is fasting?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on swimming for a fasting person, or diving in water?
The Shaykh : There is no harm in a fasting person diving in water or swimming in it, because that is not among the things that break the fast. The default is permissibility until there is evidence for dislike or prohibition, and there is no evidence for prohibition or dislike. Some scholars disliked it out of fear that something might enter his throat without him realizing it. Yes.
The presenter : Yes,
The Shaykh : There is no harm in a fasting person diving in water or swimming in it, because that is not among the things that break the fast. The default is permissibility until there is evidence for dislike or prohibition, and there is no evidence for prohibition or dislike. Some scholars disliked it out of fear that something might enter his throat without him realizing it. Yes.
The presenter : Yes,
Source
ابن العثيمين - فتاوى الصيام — archive.org (9:41)
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