A question about the implications of swallowing saliva after moistening the lips during fasting.
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
It does not harm the validity of fasting. However, if the saliva returns to the mouth and then goes down into the stomach without being consumed in the saliva of the mouth, it would break the fast.
It should be noted that moistening the lips usually involves very little saliva, which quickly gets consumed in the saliva already present in the mouth, so one should not worry excessively about this issue.
Source: Official website.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
Simply moistening the lips with the tongue does not harm the validity of fasting as long as nothing enters the stomach without being consumed in the saliva.
However, it should be noted that moistening the lips usually involves very little saliva, which quickly gets consumed in the saliva already present in the mouth, so one should not worry excessively about this issue.
Source: Special inquiry.
May you be successful in all good.