Does a fasting person break their fast if sweat from their face reaches their mouth and they swallow it?
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Intentionally swallowing sweat breaks the fast, especially if it is more than a drop. This is what scholars like Ibn al-Humam and the Fatawa Hindiyya have mentioned. Finding the saltiness of sweat in the throat is an indication that it has reached it.
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