Question:
What is the ruling on unintentional swallowing of a little toothpaste while making up for a missed fast, even if that happened during or at the beginning of the Athaan of Fajr?
Answer:
All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad
is His Slave and Messenger.
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If that toothpaste was swallowed unintentionally, whether at the beginning or the end of the day, it would not invalidate fasting, based on the verse (that means): {So fear Allah as much as you are able} [Quran 64: 16]
Ibn Qudaamah
said in his "Al-Mughni", "If the fasting person during Wudoo' (ablution) rinses his mouth or snuffs water into his nostrils, and some of it goes into his/her throat unintentionally and without exaggeration, the fast will still be valid. The same opinion was adopted by Al-Awza'i, Is'haaq and Ash-Shaafi'i in one of his two opinions; and it is also narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allah be pleased with him."
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Therefore, the fasting of that person is valid and does not need to be made up.
However, it should be noted that it is impermissible to break a fast that is done to make up for a missed one intentionally and without a valid excuse.
Allah Knows best.