Does swallowing the saliva adhering to the lips after it has exited the mouth, as a result of moving the lips or spitting during prayer, invalidate the fast?
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The traces of saliva remaining on the lips after spitting, as well as the moisture from it, do not invalidate the fast, because none of it is swallowed.
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