AskImamDarul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam)

I was wondering if brushing with miswaak allowed (which has a taste to it), why isnt brushing with tooth paste allowed?

Fatwa 1812English
FastingRamadan

Question

Jazakallah khair.

Answer

It is permissible to make miswak while fasting. To use tooth paste in the state of fasting is Makrooh (disliked). The minimum taste in the miswak is inlike the strong taste in the paste. Furthermore the paste is a solid substance and liquidifies more in the mouth thereby having the potential of going down the throat.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Mufti E. Desai

Answered by
Mufti E. Desai
View original Ask AskImam directly

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam). It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.