Does cleaning the ear with cotton swabs or a finger break the fast during the daytime in Ramadan, and if so, what is the ruling concerning the days one broke the fast without knowing their number?
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Cleaning the ears with a finger or anything else during the daytime in does not break the fast. As for someone who broke their fast for an unknown number of days, they should fast a number of days that they are certain will absolve them.
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