What is the ruling on one who has food remaining in his mouth or between his teeth when the Fajr adhan is called?
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The questioner : A questioner says: If a person begins his fast and has some food remaining in his mouth or between some of his teeth, what is required of him?
The Shaykh : “Begins his fast” means the fasting person. If he makes the intention to fast and the Fajr adhan is called, and he has some food remaining in his mouth or between some of his teeth, we say this does not harm him as long as it has no taste and he has not swallowed it. If it has no taste and he has not swallowed it, there is nothing wrong with it. However, it is better to clean between your teeth to remove what is between them. Even from a medical perspective, it is better to clean them to remove the remnants of food. Here is a question on this point: If a person intends to fast, and he finishes eating and drinking and everything else a quarter of an hour before Fajr, and then, after making the intention, he wants to eat and drink before the appearance of Fajr, is this permissible or not? Yes, it is permissible and there is no blame on him. The intention does not prevent him; the thing that prevents him is the appearance of Fajr.
The Shaykh : “Begins his fast” means the fasting person. If he makes the intention to fast and the Fajr adhan is called, and he has some food remaining in his mouth or between some of his teeth, we say this does not harm him as long as it has no taste and he has not swallowed it. If it has no taste and he has not swallowed it, there is nothing wrong with it. However, it is better to clean between your teeth to remove what is between them. Even from a medical perspective, it is better to clean them to remove the remnants of food. Here is a question on this point: If a person intends to fast, and he finishes eating and drinking and everything else a quarter of an hour before Fajr, and then, after making the intention, he wants to eat and drink before the appearance of Fajr, is this permissible or not? Yes, it is permissible and there is no blame on him. The intention does not prevent him; the thing that prevents him is the appearance of Fajr.