The Ruling on Swallowing Saliva for the Fasting Person
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Question: What is the ruling on swallowing saliva for the fasting person?
Answer: Saliva does not harm the fast; because it is from the saliva, if one swallows it, there is nothing wrong with it, and if one spits it out, there is nothing wrong with it.
As for phlegm, which is what comes out of the chest or from the nose, and is called mucus, which is the thick phlegm that a person sometimes gets from the chest and sometimes from the head, it is obligatory for the man and the woman to spit it out and expel it, and not to swallow it.
As for ordinary saliva, which is the saliva, there is no blame in it, and it does not harm the fasting person, whether male or female.
Answer: Saliva does not harm the fast; because it is from the saliva, if one swallows it, there is nothing wrong with it, and if one spits it out, there is nothing wrong with it.
As for phlegm, which is what comes out of the chest or from the nose, and is called mucus, which is the thick phlegm that a person sometimes gets from the chest and sometimes from the head, it is obligatory for the man and the woman to spit it out and expel it, and not to swallow it.
As for ordinary saliva, which is the saliva, there is no blame in it, and it does not harm the fasting person, whether male or female.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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