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Is it obligatory to floss after eating when a person is fasting?

Published as Flossing one's teeth before fasting

· 9 Jumada I 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it obligatory to floss after eating when a person is fasting? Sometimes food can get stuck and I can't feel it there.

Answer

No.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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