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Is my fast broken if I fear that water was swallowed during gargling?

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Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

This morning I had to make ghusl. I am used to gargling very ‘aggressively’ and did so this morning while fasting. I felt that something MAY have entered my throat but I am not sure if water went DOWN. Is my fast invalidated?

Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.

We assume our actions to be valid until we are sure otherwise, because of the legal maxim that, “Certainty is not lifted by doubts.” [Ibn Nujaym, al-Ashbah wa’l Nadha’ir]

However, it is best not to gargle ‘aggressively’ when fasting, because anything that endangers the validity of one’s actions becomes disliked.

And Allah alone gives success.

Faraz Rabbani

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