Is it obligatory for one who has artificial teeth to remove them when rinsing the mouth during ablution?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : A person asks: He has artificial teeth in some of his teeth, and he is able to remove them because they have not been implanted, but it is difficult for him to do so. Is there any harm in this regarding ablution, specifically regarding rinsing the mouth?
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him to remove them when rinsing the mouth, because they are few, and because it is sufficient to circulate water in the mouth, and because it is the norm that water enters, as you know, water is fine and enters between these artificial teeth and the gums.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : However, if he removes them, especially in the case of major ritual impurity, that is better. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him to remove them when rinsing the mouth, because they are few, and because it is sufficient to circulate water in the mouth, and because it is the norm that water enters, as you know, water is fine and enters between these artificial teeth and the gums.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : However, if he removes them, especially in the case of major ritual impurity, that is better. Yes.