Assalamu Alaikum!! Is fasting broken if you swallow phlegm? It often happens that there is some kind of lump in the throat (reminiscent of phlegm) and nothing comes out... and I’m afraid to take a sip... and if I don’t take a sip, it’s difficult to breathe. Sip - meaning to swallow something tangible into the throat. Barkallah.
If anyone knows, please tell me🌸
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Vaalaikum Assalaam
Wa alaikum as salam, phlegm spoils the fast
If you can get the mucus out (spit it out) and you swallow it, then yes, but if you can’t, then no.
Swallowing saliva and phlegm There is no disagreement among scientists regarding the permissibility of swallowing saliva during fasting. ‘Ata said: “Swallowing drool does not break the fast.” See “Sahih al-Bukhari” 1/451. Even if a person deliberately accumulated saliva in order to swallow it all at once, then, according to the most correct opinion, his fast is also not broken. See “al-Mughni” 3/106. However, it is better not to do this. As for swallowing phlegm or anything from the nasopharynx, scientists have differing opinions regarding the permissibility of swallowing this. Imams Ahmad and al-Shafi'i believed that swallowing phlegm does not break the fast. See “Raddul-makhtar” 2/101, “al-Mughni” 2/43. The opinion that swallowing phlegm breaks fasting is difficult for Muslims, and the purpose of Sharia is to alleviate the situation of Muslims, and not to make it difficult, especially considering that there are no prohibitions on this either in the Koran, or in the Sunnah, and not in this issue is the unanimous opinion of scholars (ijma'). See “Sahih fiqhu-Ssunna” 2/117. Sheikh al-Albani also preferred this opinion, and when asked: “Does swallowing phlegm break the fast?”, he answered: “No, it does not break the fast.” Sl. “Silsilatu khuda ua-nnur” No. 52. However, if a person takes sputum from the nose or throat into the mouth, then one should not swallow it, but should spit it out. See “Raudatu-ttalibin” 2/360.
Wa alaikum assalaam
- @umm_abu_bakr, phlegm doesn’t spoil the post, don’t say what you don’t know 😒
I'm sorry, is it possible for pregnant women to fast?
- @adze, of course you can, if there is no fear for yourself and the child.
- @dilruba if it comes out and swallows it, it spoils
It doesn’t spoil what kind of nonsense they write here. In general, it’s disgusting to look at people who spit out phlegm.
Doesn't spoil it! The fact that you swallowed yours inside doesn’t spoil anything)
If it gets into your mouth and then you swallow it, then it’s broken, but if it’s in your throat and you swallow saliva to kind of push it through, then no. But if it’s already in your throat oral cavity then spit it out and it won’t ruin everything
- @adze, you are allowed not to hold it, but if you are able to, then you can
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In order for swallowing saliva not to break the fast, three conditions must be met.
1. Swallowing saliva from the mouth.
If saliva leaves the mouth (for example, saliva comes out on the lips) and is then swallowed, the fast is broken, even if it is returned by touching the lips. If you wet a thread or siwak with saliva, and then swallow this moisture that is on it, the fast is broken, but if there was no phlegm, which cannot separate, the fast is not broken.
Those who are engaged in sewing or using a siwak must be very careful in these cases.
Swallowing saliva that has collected in the mouth does not break the fast. If a person collects saliva in his mouth and then swallows it, then, according to reliable word, the fast is not broken, but there are those who claim that it is broken.
2. Saliva should be clean.
Swallowing unclean saliva breaks the fast, even if there is blood in the saliva that comes out from the gums.
Ramali writes in Nihayat: “ If a person’s gums bleed most or all of the time, then since it is difficult for him to protect himself from blood, leniency is made. All he has to do is spit out his saliva.”
3. Saliva should not be mixed with anything.
Swallowing saliva with which something is mixed breaks the fast. For example, if you swallow saliva that has changed color because you wet a dyed thread, or if you swallow water with saliva from a siwak that has been soaked in water, the fast is broken. Saliva swallowed after rinsing your mouth is not harmful, since it is difficult to protect yourself from it.
Anyone who without a purpose took water into his mouth, then forgot about fasting and swallowed it, his fast is not broken. If water gets inside because the fasting person opens his mouth in the water, the fast is broken.
If a fasting person gets into his mouth with a fly, a mosquito or road dust and swallows it, his fast is not broken, even if he had the opportunity to close his mouth and protect himself from it. This is because it is difficult to constantly defend against them.
Moreover, if these objects get inside because we keep our mouth open, our fast is not broken. But if we voluntarily pull something in when opening our mouth, this breaks the fast. If you deliberately keep your mouth open and thereby let dust into your mouth, you need to rinse your mouth, and you also need to rinse your mouth if we, having the opportunity to protect ourselves from dust, but without doing this, have collected dirty dust.
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If a person swallows “nuhama”. Nuhama is the mucus that collects in a person's nose or in the place between the nose and throat. And then he swallows it. That is, air is sucked into the nose and then this mucus comes out, and he swallows it. Does such an act spoil the mood or not?
He says: “There can be two situations here.” First situation, if this mucus did not get into the mouth, but immediately got into the throat from the place where it is formed, from the side of the brain, and by itself penetrates into the human body, then this does not spoil the urine. An-Nawawi said: - The Shafiites said: - If this mucus (which collects in a person’s nose and drool) does not enter the mouth, that is, it enters directly into the throat without the participation of the mouth, then it does not harm the culture according to unanimous opinion. This refers to the unanimous opinion of the Shafi'is. And the second case is if first this mucus enters the mouth, and then he swallows it with his mouth, scientists already have two opinions regarding this. That is, there is no unanimity here anymore. The first opinion is a well-known opinion among the Hanbalis and this is the Shafi’i madhhab, that such an action spoils a person’s morale. And this opinion was chosen by Sheikh ibn Baz when he said: “It is not permissible for the holder of the uraza to swallow this mucus from the mouth because a person is able to spit it out and it is not like saliva.” The second opinion of these two is the opinion of the Malikis and Hanifis, which was one of the rivayat from Imam Ahmad, which was supported by Ibn Aqil al Hanbali. And this is a weak opinion among the Shafiites, that such an action does not spoil the culture. What does weak opinion mean among the Shafi'is? That is, this opinion is present in the Shafi'i madhhab, but the Shafi'is themselves consider it a weak opinion. And this opinion was chosen by Sheikh ibn Muqbil, as well as Sheikh ibn Uthaymeen. Because a person does not remove it from the mouth, and then takes it into the mouth, but it, that is, this mucus does not leave the human body at all, is not like water or food that a person takes from the outside, but it is formed inside the body and passes from the inside to the inside , does not come out. Therefore, it is more like saliva. We said that if a person swallows saliva, it does not spoil his education. We say: - There is no difference between this and that, the question is whether it spoils the mood or not. And no one calls swallowing this mucus consuming food or liquid. And this opinion is more correct, the One Allah knows better, because the basis - the human mindset remains valid. And you cannot make a ruling that the culture has gone bad, unless there is a clear, reliable argument for this.
[Transcript editor's note]: As for swallowing phlegm or anything from the nasopharynx, scientists have differing opinions regarding the permissibility of swallowing this. Imams Ahmad and al-Shafi'i believed that swallowing phlegm does not break the fast. See “Raddul-makhtar” 2/101, “al-Mughni” 2/43.
Regarding mucus coming from the head (nose and maxillary cavity) and phlegm coming from the chest from coughing and clearing the throat, if it is swallowed before reaching the mouth, it does not break the fast, because this is a problem that all people face; but if it is swallowed after reaching the mouth, it breaks the fast. However, if it is swallowed unintentionally, it does not break the fast. (Fatawa al-Lajna al-Daimah, 10/276).
The opinion that swallowing phlegm breaks fasting is difficult for Muslims, and the purpose of Sharia is to alleviate the situation of Muslims, and not to make it difficult, especially considering that there are no prohibitions on this either in the Koran, or in the Sunnah, and not in this issue is the unanimous opinion of scholars (ijma'). See “Sahih fiqhu-Ssunna” 2/117.
Sheikh al-Albani also preferred this opinion, and when asked: “Does swallowing phlegm break the fast?”, he answered: “No, it does not break the fast.” Sl. “Silsilatu khuda ua-nnur” No. 52.
However, if a person extracts sputum from the nose or throat into the mouth, then one should not swallow it, but should spit it out. See “Raudatu-ttalibin” 2/360. [End note].
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Lesson. Questions 1851-1859.
https://youtu.be/07oRos_dgx4
Questions covered in the lesson:
· 1851 If a person rinses his mouth or nose and water gets inside
· 1852 Does using injections into a vein or muscle spoil your mood?
· 1853 Does swallowing mucus that comes to the mouth as a result of belching spoil your mood?
· 1854 Is it necessary to dry your mouth with a towel after rinsing your mouth?
· 1855 If a person brushed his teeth with fresh siwak so that he swallowed its separated juice
· 1856 What is the ruling on the use of siwak for a fasting person?
· 1857 Can a fasting person use toothpaste?
· 1858 Does smoking cigarettes or hookah spoil your mood?
· 1859 What is the regulation on the use of aerosol against bronchial asthma when it's time
In order for swallowing saliva not to break the fast, three conditions must be met.
1. Swallowing from the mouth. If saliva left the mouth, for example, brought saliva onto the lips and was then swallowed, the fast is broken, even if it was returned by touching the lips. If you wet a thread or siwak with saliva, and then swallow this moisture that is on it, the fast is broken, but if there was no phlegm, which cannot be separated, the fast is not broken.
Those who are engaged in sewing or using a siwak should be very careful in these cases.
If you stick out your tongue with saliva from your mouth, then swallow the saliva, then the fast is not broken, because the tongue is internal organ mouth Also, the fast is not broken if you separate the saliva from the tongue with a coin or the like and swallow it from the tongue.
Swallowing saliva that has collected in the mouth does not break the fast. If a person collects saliva in his mouth and then swallows it, then, according to reliable word, the fast is not broken, but there are those who claim that it is broken.
2. Saliva should be clean. Swallowing unclean saliva breaks the fast, even if there is blood in the saliva that comes out from the gums.
Ramali writes in “Nihayat”: “If a person’s gums bleed most of the time or all the time, then how difficult it is for him to take care of it, they forgive him and make him feel better. All he has to do is spit out his saliva.”
3. Not mixing pure saliva with anything. Swallowing saliva with which something is mixed breaks the fast. For example, if you swallow saliva that has changed color because you wet a dyed thread, or if you swallow water with saliva from a siwak that has been soaked in water, the fast is broken. Saliva swallowed after rinsing your mouth is not harmful, since it is difficult to protect yourself from it.
Anyone who without a purpose took water into his mouth, then forgot about fasting and swallowed it, his fast is not broken. If water gets inside because the fasting person opens his mouth in the water, the fast is broken.
If a fasting person gets into his mouth with a fly, a mosquito or road dust and swallows it, his fast is not broken, even if he had the opportunity to close his mouth and protect himself from it. This is because it is difficult to constantly defend against them.
Moreover, if these objects get inside because we keep our mouth open, our fast is not broken. But if we voluntarily pull something in when opening our mouth, this breaks the fast. If you deliberately keep your mouth open and thereby let dust into your mouth, you need to rinse your mouth, and you also need to rinse your mouth if we, having the opportunity to protect ourselves from dust, but without doing this, have collected dirty dust.
Ibnu Hajar says that dirty dust harms fasting, but Ramali says the opposite. Allah knows best.
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