Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Miswak in Fasting

· 21 Shaʻban 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 21429English

Question

Is swallowing the juice or saliva from the miswak during fast considered a breaking of the fast?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Using miswāk does not break one’s fast, even if it has its natural sap (wetness). In fact it is mustahab to use miswāk during fast as it keeps the cleanliness. However, it is makrūh to wet the miswak with water and use it since there is a danger of the water going down the throat.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Faisal bin Abdul Hameed,
Montréal, Canada

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2/ 419)

((و) لا (سواك ولو عشيا) أو رطبا بالماء على المذهب )... بل يسن للصائم كغيره صرح به في النهاية لعموم قوله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - «لولا أن أشق على أمتي لأمرتهم بالسواك عند كل وضوء وعند كل صلاة» لتناوله الظهر والعصر والمغرب وقد تقدم أحكامه في الطهارة بحر (قوله: ولو عشيا) أي بعد الزوال (قوله: على المذهب) وكره الثاني المبلول بالماء لما فيه من إدخاله فمه من غير ضرورة ورد بأنه ليس بأقوى من المضمضة أما الرطب الأخضر فلا بأس به اتفاقا كذا في الخلاصة نهر

Answered by
Mufti Faisal bin Abdul Hameed
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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