Your Eminence! I heard in one of your lessons that you said—may Allah guide you: a drop does not break the fast, even if it reaches the throat.
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The questioner : He says: Your Eminence. I heard in one of your lessons that you said—may Allah guide you: a drop does not break the fast, even if it reaches the throat.
The Shaykh : A drop?
The questioner : A drop does not break the fast, even if it reaches the throat, because it is not in the sense of eating or drinking. As for incense, it should not be inhaled, because it has a substance. If it reaches the stomach, it breaks the fast. My question, Your EminenceThe Shaykh : How does the smoke of incense break the fast when it is not in the sense of eating or drinking?
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the first one, which is a drop in the eye or in the ear, it does not break the fast, even if it reaches the throat, because this is not eating or drinking, nor is it in the sense of eating or drinking. The eye and the ear are not among the usual passages for conveying something to the stomach. However, inhaling is among the usual means of conveying something to the stomach. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to al-Qa'ib ibn al-Shirah:Sunan Abi Dawud 2366Sahih (Al-Albani). This indicates that what enters through the nose is like what enters through the mouth. This is the difference. For this reason, we say: there is nothing wrong with a fasting person using perfume, incense, oils, and other fragrances. But he should not inhale the smoke of incense, because it may reach his stomach. Yes.
The Shaykh : A drop?
The questioner : A drop does not break the fast, even if it reaches the throat, because it is not in the sense of eating or drinking. As for incense, it should not be inhaled, because it has a substance. If it reaches the stomach, it breaks the fast. My question, Your EminenceThe Shaykh : How does the smoke of incense break the fast when it is not in the sense of eating or drinking?
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the first one, which is a drop in the eye or in the ear, it does not break the fast, even if it reaches the throat, because this is not eating or drinking, nor is it in the sense of eating or drinking. The eye and the ear are not among the usual passages for conveying something to the stomach. However, inhaling is among the usual means of conveying something to the stomach. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to al-Qa'ib ibn al-Shirah: