Shaykh Muhammad al-Wasabi clarifies that using the miswak does not invalidate the fast, as long as nothing from it is swallowed.
Ṣalaḥ al-Irānī
September 1, 2016
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Questioner:
Does using the toothstick [miswāk] break the fast?
Shaykh Muḥammad al-Waṣābī:
No it doesn’t break the fast. There is no problem with using it and pieces of the tooth stick should not be swallowed.
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