Swallowing Saliva While Fasting

Q&A - Fasting

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to swallow saliva while fasting? Does it break the fast? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Swallowing one’s own saliva will not invalidate the fast. (See: Badā’i al Ṣanā’i) The act of one deliberately gathering, collecting and swallowing one’s own saliva, to quench…