Swallowing Snot May Offend Allah! November 2, 2008
Posted by Anita in God is Imaginary.Tags: Allah, Allah is Imaginary, Atheism, Faith, fasting, God, Islam, Life, Muslims, phlegm, Prayer, Religion, Religious Dogma, throat mucous
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I’ve been suffering from some nasty phlegm issues lately, related to a condition called LPR (Laryngopharyngeal Reflux).
The mucous just sits there, in the back of my throat, and I can’t expel it, no matter how hard I try. Not pretty, not sexy, and extremely frustrating! (I know, I know – too much information.)
Anyway, in searching for some relief, I came across the following on islamtoday.net:
Question:
“I was praying an obligatory prayer and I had mucous in my mouth out of nowhere. I became confused and swallowed. I was also fasting at the time. Please tell me if my prayer and my fast are valid.”
Answer by Sheikh Muhammad b. Sâlih al-`Uthaymîn:
“Phlegm and mucous that do not reach the mouth do not cause the fast to break. This is the only opinion expressed on the matter in the (Hanbalî) school of law. If the phlegm and mucous reach the mouth and then the person swallows it back down, there is disagreement among the scholars regarding whether it breaks the fast. One opinion is that it does break the fast. They compare swallowing phlegm and mucous to the activities of eating and drinking. The other opinion is that it does not break the fast. They regard phlegm and mucous to be comparable to saliva. Even if a person gathers saliva in his mouth and swallows it, this will not break his fast. In a case where the scholars are divided in their opinions, then the matter must be referred back to the Qur’ân and Sunnah. Since we are in doubt about whether ingesting phlegm and mucous invalidates the fast, we must consider that the default assumption in Islamic Law in the absence of other evidence is that it does not do so. Based on this default assumption, we would say that it does not break the fast.”
Answer by Sheikh `Abd Allah b. Jibrîn:
“As a general rule, it is forbidden to deliberately swallow mucous on account of its dirtiness. It does not matter whether it comes from of from the throat or from the nose. If someone brings phlegm up from his chest into his mouth and then swallows it again, then he has broken his fast, since he has swallowed a substance that he could have avoided swallowing. On the other hand, if mucus descends on its own to his throat and is swallowed along with his saliva, it will not invalidate his fast. Please note that whatever invalidates a fast in this regard also invalidates prayer.”
This is beyond insane!
Religious “scholars” have actually debated whether or not swallowing mucous invalidates a fast?
It’s a bodily function for goodness’ sake! Do they seriously think their omniscient Allah – if he existed – would give a rat’s ass about such inconsequential nonsense?
Come on people, wake up and get a brain!
In order to not bring displeasure to Allah and shame to yourself and family, I recommend that you purchase a portable dental water vacuum. They are similar to ones used by dentists but are smaller and battery powered. Whenever you feel the vile phlegm begin to congregate place the nozzle into the back of the throat and remove the threat to Allah’s protection, grace, and blessings.
Thank you for bringing this delicate subject matter to light.
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