❀ Ruling on Water Reaching the Stomach During Rinsing in Fast
Source: Fatāwā Arkan-e-Islam
✦ The Question
If a fasting person accidentally swallows water during rinsing the mouth (kali) or cleaning the nose (istinshāq), does it invalidate the fast?
✦ Shar‘i Ruling
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, Ammā Baʿd!
✔ If a fasting person, while performing wudu or ghusl,
performs mouth rinsing or puts water into the nose,
and some water reaches the stomach unintentionally,
the fast does not break.
✦ Reasoning
◈ This is because the action occurred without intention or deliberate will, and such unintentional acts do not invalidate the fast.
✦ Qur’anic Evidence
Allah ﷻ says:
﴿وَلَيسَ عَلَيكُم جُناحٌ فيما أَخطَأتُم بِهِ وَلـكِن ما تَعَمَّدَت قُلوبُكُم﴾
(Surah al-Aḥzāb: 5)
“There is no blame upon you for what you do by mistake, but (you are accountable for) what your hearts intend deliberately.”
✔ Conclusion:
❀ If water enters the stomach unintentionally while rinsing or during nasal cleansing:
The fast remains valid. There is no sin, as it was done without intention.⚠ However, one should be cautious during fasting to avoid excessiveness in rinsing or sniffing water.
ھٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
