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Doing a saline nasal rinse while fasting

· 26 Shawwal 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. Does the fast break if a person does a saline nasal rinse/nasal irrigation whilst fasting. The salt solution goes up one nostril and out the other. Sometimes the solution comes out the mouth as well.

2. If a person didn't know the masalah and did it whilst fasting, will their fast break?

Answer

1. Yes.

2. Yes.

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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