Does the sour taste that emerges from the teeth while awake affect the fast, and is it considered something that mixes with the saliva and is excused?
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Swallowing saliva when there is a sour taste emanating from between the teeth does not invalidate the fast, because a mere taste does not break the fast, and whatever remains between the teeth is secondary to the saliva. It is advisable to ignore intrusive thoughts () in such matters.
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