Mouthwash
Question
Are you allowed to use mouthwash?
Answer
If it does not contain anything impure or impermissible in Shari'ah, it will be permissible.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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