What is the ruling if a fasting person burps and then swallows what came out of the stomach? Does this break the fast?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. In the Fajr prayer of Ramadan, for example, a fasting person’s stomach may be full. When he wants to burp, some food or a little water may come out with it during the prayer. If it comes out but does not reach the mouth and he swallows it, does this break his fast?
The Shaykh : What you asked about happens often to people when their stomachs are full of food. When a person burps and air comes out of his stomach, some food or water may come out with it. If it does not reach the mouth and he swallows it, he owes nothing.
The questioner : What is meant by the mouth?
The Shaykh : What is meant by the mouth is the part containing the tongue.
May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. In the Fajr prayer of Ramadan, for example, a fasting person’s stomach may be full. When he wants to burp, some food or a little water may come out with it during the prayer. If it comes out but does not reach the mouth and he swallows it, does this break his fast?
The Shaykh : What you asked about happens often to people when their stomachs are full of food. When a person burps and air comes out of his stomach, some food or water may come out with it. If it does not reach the mouth and he swallows it, he owes nothing.
The questioner : What is meant by the mouth?
The Shaykh : What is meant by the mouth is the part containing the tongue.