❖ Question:
What is the ruling for a fasting person who swallows saliva?
❖ Answer:
Swallowing saliva does not affect the fast, as it is naturally part of the mouth's secretions. There is no harm if one swallows it, and there is no harm if one spits it out.
However, in the case of phlegm, which may come from the chest or head, it is obligatory for both men and women not to swallow it. Instead, it should be spit out.
As for saliva and spit, there is no issue in swallowing them, and it does not invalidate the fast.
— Shaykh Ibn Bāz (رحمه الله)
What is the ruling for a fasting person who swallows saliva?
❖ Answer:
Swallowing saliva does not affect the fast, as it is naturally part of the mouth's secretions. There is no harm if one swallows it, and there is no harm if one spits it out.
However, in the case of phlegm, which may come from the chest or head, it is obligatory for both men and women not to swallow it. Instead, it should be spit out.
As for saliva and spit, there is no issue in swallowing them, and it does not invalidate the fast.
— Shaykh Ibn Bāz (رحمه الله)
