If a fasting person wakes up and finds food in his mouth
Question I used to smoke but Alhamdulillah I gave up smoking. The problem is that whenever I feel that I desire smoking I chew a part of the cigarette to kill this desire, but it did not help. Anyway, I was chewing it in a night of Ramadaan and I fell asleep while it was…
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Praise be to Allah.
If dawn breaks and there is
something in the fasting person’s mouth and he spits it out, but he does not
willingly swallow any of it, then his fast is valid. Al-Nawawi (may Allaah
have mercy on him) said in al-Minhaaj: If dawn breaks and there is
some food in his mouth and he spits it out, his fast is valid. It says in
Mughni al-Muhtaaj (2/161): Because if he put it in his mouth during the
day it would not invalidate the fast, so it is more likely that this is the
case if he put it in his mouth at night. But if he swallows any part of it
deliberately, then he had broken his fast. End quote.
Secondly:
Doctors and researchers
have warned against chewing tobacco, and they have stated that this is not
regarded as a safe alternative to smoking; rather it is more dangerous and
more harmful to the body than smoking in some ways, because it exposes the
body to the risk of cancer more than smoking.
What the one who has
decided to give up smoking should do is to give it up completely and seek
the help of Allaah with regard to that. It has been proven by experiments
and experience that it is possible to stop smoking and that giving it up is
easy. What matters is to repent sincerely and have strong willpower.
We ask Allaah to help and
guide us and you.
And Allaah knows best.
