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Can you brush your teeth while fasting?  By: Ahmad Syahrin Thoriq Siwak or brushing your teeth is a sunnah matter which is recommended to be done at any time, especially in conditions of bad breath or when going to pray, this is as stated in the hadith: لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِى لأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ وُضُوءٍ "If it had not burdened my people, I would have ordered them to use their face every time they performed ablution." (Narrated by Bukhari) However, the scholars have different opinions if it is done while fasting, some judge it is permissible, while some others are of the opinion that it is makruh under certain circumstances.[1] 1. That allows Some scholars from the Hanafiyyah and Hanabilah circles are of the opinion that it is absolutely permissible to use siwak during the day of fasting. The argument for this opinion is the generality of the hadiths which mention the virtues of the bewak, including those already mentioned.  Al Imam