During Ramadhan, sometimes, it is difficult to get up on time for Sahr. Sometimes we get up late and there is no time to use tooth paste or tooth powder. In such a case, can we use tooth powder or tooth paste at our leisure, after Fajr?

Answer:

In a fast, anything except miswaak, like tooth powder, toothpaste should not be used, as it has some taste. Even if they are used carefully, their use is not free of undesirability (karahat).If some particles find their way into the throat, then the fast is invalidated (fasid). So, tooth paste, tooth powder etc should never be used. For details, you may refer to Fatawa Alamgiri Vol I Pg no 199.

It is a Sunnah and Commendable (Masnoon wa Mustahab) to use Miswak while fasting instead of tooth paste or tooth powder. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has declared use of miswak to be the best habit of a fasting person.

Translation -" The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, The best habit of a fasting person is the use of miswak." Badai Us Sanai
Fatawa Alamgiri, Vol I Pg no- 199, translation,- 'In our opinion, there is no harm in a fasting person's use of either wet or dry miswak.'
There is much excellence and many medicinal benefits in using miswak. The least benefit of using miswak is that the mouth is free of odor and the best benefit is that the person dies with the Muslim Faith (Iman). For details, you may refer to Durre Mukhtaar Vol I Pg no-85.

And Allah knows best.

Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri,
Naib Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia.