Does the Wetness Present on My Retainer Invalidate My Fast?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi
Question
Do I need to make up fasts for wearing a wet retainer after Fajr during Ramadan, and should I assume it applies to the entire month?
Answer
In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
I pray this finds you in the best of states.
You will have to repeat the fasts in which you were sure that you swallowed the wetness that was present on the retainer. [Shurunbulali, Nur al-Idah]
Please remember that the wetness remaining inside your mouth after washing it and spitting out the water is excused. Thus, if you spat out the water present in your mouth after putting on the retainer, you can assume that your fasts were valid.
Indeed, swallowing the wetness that remains in one’s mouth after washing it for wudu or ghusl does not break the fast.
Please see: The Fiqh Of Fasting In the Hanafi Madhhab
And Allah knows best.
Wassalam
[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Ustadh Sufyan Qufi is an advanced seeker of knowledge, originally from Algeria, who grew up in France. He began searching for ways to learn Islam reliably and was disappointed at the answers he found locally.
Then he connected with various traditional teachers and gradually connected with SeekersGuidance. He embarked on his journey of learning through the various teachers at SeekersGuidance, including his mentor Shaykh Faraz Rabbani.
He studied numerous texts in Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith, and other areas with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and other teachers, including Shaykh Abdurrahman al-Sha‘ar, Shaykh Ali Hani, and others.
He is an active instructor at SeekersGuidance and answers questions through the SeekersGuidance Answers Service.
