What is the ruling of Ayatollah Sistani about placing a pleasant or cold substance in the mouth, while a person is fasting, provided that the substance was placed with the intention to feel better and get some relief?
What is the ruling of Ayatollah Sistani about placing a pleasant or cold substance in the mouth, while a person is fasting, provided that the substance was placed with the intention to feel better and get some relief?
Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago
Bismihi ta'ala
It is permissible to place something solid in one's mouth while fasting, for the purpose of cooling down, or naturally creating saliva, as long as it is not swallowed, or taken out and placed back in mouth again.
An example for this is putting a coin in your mouth.
And Allah knows best.