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Yes, swallowing this intentionally would break your fast

QUESTION: Sheikh, I have a habit of biting my inner lip or my inner cheek and sometimes very small pieces of skin can be bitten off, sometimes it would also be too small to remove from the mouth, would swallowing this break the fast?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan | March 3, 2026 7:07 am
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QUESTION: If someone has a habit of picking at their skin, so they pick at their pimples and their scabs purposely and blood and comes out, does that break their fast? For example, If they pick at their skin, hoping not to draw blood and blood ends us coming out, is their fast broken?
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QUESTION: I woke up for suhoor and thought it was 4 AM (before Fajr). After I finished eating, I checked the time and realized it was already 5 AM and Fajr had begun. Is my fast still valid?