The ruling on tasting food and chewing gum for the fasting person
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Q341: The questioner asks: What is the ruling on tasting food while cooking during the day in Ramadan, and what is the ruling on chewing gum for the fasting person?
A341: There is no harm in tasting food with the mouth, provided one does not swallow anything. One tastes it in the mouth, spits it out, and does not swallow any of it. If one intentionally swallows any of it, his fast becomes invalid. As for merely tasting it in the mouth and then spitting it out, it is considered external matter, not from the stomach, so it does not affect his fast. This is similar to rinsing the mouth for ablution, which does not invalidate the fast, on the condition that one spits out the water. Likewise, one spits out the food, and the food must not reach the throat or be swallowed. Chewing gum is disliked for the fasting person. Gum comes in two types: gum that dissolves and crumbles in the mouth is not permissible, because it seeps into the throat and invalidates the fast. As for strong gum that does not dissolve, crumble, or melt in the mouth, it is disliked for the fasting person.
A341: There is no harm in tasting food with the mouth, provided one does not swallow anything. One tastes it in the mouth, spits it out, and does not swallow any of it. If one intentionally swallows any of it, his fast becomes invalid. As for merely tasting it in the mouth and then spitting it out, it is considered external matter, not from the stomach, so it does not affect his fast. This is similar to rinsing the mouth for ablution, which does not invalidate the fast, on the condition that one spits out the water. Likewise, one spits out the food, and the food must not reach the throat or be swallowed. Chewing gum is disliked for the fasting person. Gum comes in two types: gum that dissolves and crumbles in the mouth is not permissible, because it seeps into the throat and invalidates the fast. As for strong gum that does not dissolve, crumble, or melt in the mouth, it is disliked for the fasting person.
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