What is the ruling on swallowing blood after tooth extraction, and does it invalidate the fast?
Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 2026
Intentionally swallowing blood is forbidden, whether one is fasting or not, because it is impure. Swallowing it invalidates the fast. Anyone who experiences bleeding from their mouth must spit it out and not intentionally swallow any of it. Whoever swallows it while fasting has invalidated their fast and must make it up. However, blood entering the throat during sleep incurs no sin and does not break the fast, because a sleeping person is not held accountable.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/92719
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 92719
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy