- Does bathing in an outdoor swimming pool during Ramadan break the fast?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If by "outdoor bath" a swimming pool is meant, then a fasting person should not bathe in it, because one cannot guarantee that water will not reach their throat. If water does reach the throat, the fast is broken, and it becomes obligatory to make up that day. However, if "ordinary bathing" is meant, there is no harm in it, provided caution is exercised to prevent water from reaching the throat.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/43614
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 43614
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy