Fatwa

Sweat drips into the mouth whilst fasting

Fatwa #2201 Category: Sawm (Fasting) Country: Zambia Date: 5th March 2026
Fatwa #2201 Date: 5th March 2026
Category: Sawm (Fasting)
Country: Zambia

Question

Whilst one is fasting and one is praying tasbeeh and exercising, sweat drips into the mouth, but is spat out. How is the fast affected? Is it made makrooh?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If sweat enters the mouth but not the throat, and it is spat out, the fast remains valid.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Bilal Pandor

Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel

Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia

www.daruliftaazambia.com

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