سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ السِّوَاكِ لِلصَّائِمِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ يَسْتَاكُ أَيَّ النَّهَارِ شَاءَ.
“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who brushes his teeth when fasting. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can brush his teeth any time during the day.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّائِمِ يَسْتَاكُ بِالْمَاءِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ وَ قَالَ لَا يَسْتَاكُ بِسِوَاكٍ رَطْبٍ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about a fasting man who brushes his teeth with water. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.‘ He added: ‘One must not brush with a wet twig.’”
لَا يَضُرُّ أَنْ يَبُلَّ سِوَاكَهُ بِالْمَاءِ ثُمَّ يَنْفُضَهُ حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى فِيهِ شَيْءٌ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is undesirable for a fasting person to use a fresh twig as tooth brush; however, it is not harmful to make one’s brush wet with water, then discharge out of one’s mouth so that nothing is left.’”
لَا وَ لَا يُدْمِي فَاهُ[3] وَ لَا يَسْتَاكُ بِعُودٍ رَطْبٍ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who extracts his tooth when fasting. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, and one must not make his teeth bleed or brush with a fresh twig.’”