Fatwa ID: 08248

Answered by Maulana Sibghat Ullah

Question:

Just checking, I had my tooth removed, doctor said I can fast, if I swallow blood will my fast be broken, whether I know I swallowed the blood or not.

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

If the blood was swallowed when your tooth was removed, then the fast will become invalid and you need to do qaza of it[i] which means you need to fast again.

Only Allah knows best

Written by Maulana Sibghat Ullah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

Reference:

[i] Fatawa Hindiyyah, Volume: 1, Book of Fasting, Page: 105, Dar ul maktab Islamiya, Beirut.

فَإِنِ اكْتَسَحَ دَمٌ فِي فَمِهِ فَسَجَّلَ سَائِلٌ أَوْ دَمٌ فِي فَمِهِ فَإِذَا تَجَدَّدَ فِي الْفَمِ فَإِذَا أَفَادَ فَصَارَ فِي قَضَاءٍ

If a person’s mouth fills with blood and they swallow it deliberately, their fast is broken and they must make up for it.