Validity of fasts if one licks one's lips
Question
Will it invalidate one's fast if saliva is found on the lips and one licks the lips? Does the ruling differ if saliva is found outside the mouth?
Answer
Through licking one's lips, one's fast will not break.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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