Perceiving the smell of bicarb when baking while fasting

Q: If a person was fasting and icing sugar or bicarb blew and the taste went in the mouth (like through the nose) by mistake, is the fast valid?

A: If one had only perceived the smell of the bicarb through one's nose, but the bicarb did not go down the nasal passage and enter the throat, then one's fast did not break.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)