Fasting: Swallowing Leftover Food by Mistake While Fasting — Is Qadā’ Required?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Swallowing Leftover Food by Mistake While Fasting — Is Qadā’ Required?

English:

Question #760:

Once in the holy month of Ramadan, I forgot to brush my teeth, and some tiny bits of food remained in my mouth. I swallowed the bits unintentionally. Do I have to perform the qaḍā’ for that day’s fast?

Answer #760:

If you did not know that some bits of food remained between the teeth, or you did not know that they would reach the throat, and they were swallowed unknowingly and unintentionally, then you are not liable to make qaḍā’ of the fast.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Fasting