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Does the unintentional disintegration of the siwak and its entry into the pharynx invalidate the fast?

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Things that unintentionally reach the throat do not break the fast, and similarly, anything that cannot be avoided, such as particles from a miswak, road dust, flies, or sifting flour. This is because a person is not held accountable for that which they did not intend, in accordance with the Almighty's saying: (Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity).

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