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Summary
A question about using toothpaste during the day in Ramadan, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that it does not break the fast if the person is sure none of it reached the interior, but that it is disliked, and is better used before the fast begins or after it ends. 1
The question
The questioner asked about the ruling on using toothpaste during the day in Ramadan. 1
The answer
The Department answered that using toothpaste during the day in Ramadan does not break the fast if the person is sure none of it reached the interior, but that it is disliked. 1 It said it is better for the fasting person to use it before the start of the fast or after breaking it, so as not to put the fast at risk. 1
About this record
Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4126, dated 28 January 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.
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Sources
- Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4126
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islam.museum contributors. “Using toothpaste during the day in Ramadan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-toothpaste-while-fasting/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.