Is the fast invalidated by using gargles?
The fast is not invalidated so long as one does not swallow it, but this should not be done unless it is necessary. It does not invalidate the fast so long as none of the medicine reaches the stomach.
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23,67426/Sha'ban/1422 , 11/November/2001
Does gargling invalidate the fast?
Question: 22962
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
Source:
Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, vol. 1, p. 514
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