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HUKUM MELETAKKAN MINYAK ATAU SESUATU PADA GIGI YANG SAKIT
What is the ruling on applying oil or another substance to a painful tooth while fasting?
Short answer
Fasting is not invalidated by placing or smearing oil or another substance on a painful tooth, even if the person tastes it at the throat.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Fasting is not invalidated by placing or smearing oil or another substance on a painful tooth, even if the person tastes it at the throat. This follows the opinion of Sheikh Hasanain Makhluf, a former Mufti of Egypt, which the answer endorses. The reasoning is that the act falls under necessity and is not in the nature of eating or drinking.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Meletakkan atau melumuri minyak atau sesuatu pada gigi yang sakit, sekalipun yang berpuasa merasainya pada halkumnya, tidaklah batal puasanya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “HUKUM MELETAKKAN MINYAK ATAU SESUATU PADA GIGI YANG SAKIT”, 18 June 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2072-hukum-meletakkan-minyak-atau-sesuatu-pada-gigi-yang-sakit. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-oil-on-painful-tooth-fasting/