A man sucked his wife's saliva during the day in Ramadan, and his saliva mixed with hers and he swallowed it; does this break the fast? What is the ruling with the evidence?

The questioner : A man—these are the ones we must include with the other questions related to this topic—a man sucked his wife's saliva during the day in Ramadan, and his saliva mixed with hers, and he swallowed it; does this break the fast? What is the ruling with the evidence?

The Shaykh : Of course, if he swallowed it and tasted the sweetness of her saliva, he has broken his fast; because he introduced something from outside his body into his stomach, so he is like one who eats or drinks.

The questioner : So does this mean he has to make up this day?

The Shaykh : No, if he did that while knowing it, then he has broken his fast intentionally; but if he did it by mistake, there is no blame on him.

The questioner : And what about the part of the question asking for the ruling with the evidence?

The Shaykh : That is the evidence. The evidence means, if someone asked me: if a person took a little salt like this and swallowed it, does he break his fast, what is the evidence? The evidence is that he introduced something from food or drink into his stomach. So if it were sugar, what do you think? It is sweeter and sweeter. And if it is his wife's saliva? It is sweeter and sweeter and sweeter.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.