Is it permissible to use cloves for a toothache while fasting?
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The questioner:
I am suffering from pain in my teeth and I put cloves on them while I am fasting, so does this affect the fast? He says: I am suffering from pain in my teeth and I put cloves on them.
The Shaykh:
Cloves, yes, cloves, I mean, yes, that is right.
The questioner:
And I am fasting, so does it affect the fast?
The Shaykh:
Spit it out, I mean, put it in, there is nothing wrong with putting it in, but spit it out, do not swallow it. If you spit it out, it does not harm the fast. Yes.
I am suffering from pain in my teeth and I put cloves on them while I am fasting, so does this affect the fast? He says: I am suffering from pain in my teeth and I put cloves on them.
The Shaykh:
Cloves, yes, cloves, I mean, yes, that is right.
The questioner:
And I am fasting, so does it affect the fast?
The Shaykh:
Spit it out, I mean, put it in, there is nothing wrong with putting it in, but spit it out, do not swallow it. If you spit it out, it does not harm the fast. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز وضع القرنفل لألم الأسنان وهو صائم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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