Does swallowing phlegm invalidate one’s fast?
Question
Does swallowing one’s phlegm invalidate one’s fast? I have seasonal allergies that cause me to produce phlegm, sometimes I’m able to spit it out but other times I cant and end up swallowing it.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.
Swallowing one’s phlegm does not invalidate one’s fast.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ismail Desai,
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
1 فان كان بلغما فغير مفسد مطلقا خلافا للثاني و استحسنه الكمال و غيره (الدر المختار، ص 415، ج 2)
- Answered by
- Mufti Ismail Desai
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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