Friday 21 Jumada al-ula 1446 - 22 November 2024
English

It is permissible to cook whilst fasting

Question

Is it permisable to cook while fasting?

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

It is permissible to cook whilst fasting. 

“It is OK for a person to taste the food during the day whilst fasting, if necessary, and his fast is still valid so long as he does not deliberately swallow anything of it.”.

Was this answer helpful?

Source: See Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, vol. 10, p. 332