Is using a toothbrush before prayer like using the miswak?

Question:
May Allah reward you. He asks: Is using a toothbrush before prayer considered like using the miswak, especially if one is in a place where such a thing is not available?

Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. He gets the virtue of the miswak to the extent that he achieves cleanliness. If he cleans his teeth and removes the odor from his mouth with anything, it has the ruling of the miswak and the virtue of the miswak. If he wipes his teeth with a cloth, his finger, a brush, or the miswak, anything that removes the odor from the mouth and cleans the teeth achieves the intended purpose and earns the reward, by the permission of Allah, if he does it seeking the reward from Allah the Exalted. However, using the miswak is more preferable, better, and superior if one is able to do so. Yes.