What is the ruling on exaggerating in gargling and sniffing water for the fasting person?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : We would also like to know the ruling on exaggerating in gargling and sniffing water during the daytime of Ramadan for children.
The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to al-Qayt ibn Shabrah:Sunan Abi Dawud 142Sahih (Al-Albani), and this is evidence that the fasting person should not exaggerate in sniffing water, and likewise he should not exaggerate in gargling, because that may lead to water entering his stomach, which would invalidate his fast. However, if he were to exaggerate and water entered his stomach without his intention, his fast would not be broken, because one of the conditions for breaking the fast, as mentioned in a previous episode, is that the fasting person intends to do the act that breaks the fast.
The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to al-Qayt ibn Shabrah:
Perform ablution in full and make the fingers go through the beard and snuff with water well except when you are fasting.
أسبغ الوضوء وخلل بين الأصابع وبالغ في الاستنشاق إلا أن تكون صائما
Source
ابن العثيمين - فتاوى الصيام — archive.org (14:42)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.