Brushing The Teeth With Toothpaste While Fasting
Question
If a person is fasting and they brush their teeth with toothpaste but then remember that they are fasting, will the fast of this person break or not?
Answer
If no particles of the actual toothpaste entered the gullet into the stomach, the fast will not break, but it will be rendered Makrooh.
One should thus not brush the teeth with toothpaste whilst fasting.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(أو ذاق شيئا بفمه) وإن كره لم يفطر). (قوله : وإن كره) أي إلا لعذر كما يأتي.
رد المحتار (٤٠٠ \٢)
آپ کے مسائل اور ان کا حل، ۵۸۶:۴، مکتبہ لدھیانوی
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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