Does deliberately swallowing phlegm break the fast of a fasting person or not?

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The questioner : Does deliberately swallowing phlegm break the fast of a fasting person?

The Shaykh : No. Swallowing phlegm does not break the fast, whether in prayer or in fasting; it does no harm.

The questioner : A man intended to shave his head for 'Umrah, so he took some of his hair.

The Shaykh : What? What?

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