Fatwa

Toothpaste and chewing gum in Ihraam

Question

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
If this isn’t too late, Darul Ifta Birmingham says bubble-gum necessitates dhamm if chewed in Ihram.
By that logic, would toothpaste be jaa’iz to use?

And if bubble-gum is chewed, would that necessitate dhamm actually?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is makrooh to use toothpaste whilst in Ihram. However, doing so will neither necessitate damm nor sadaqah.[1] The same will be applicable to chewing gum. This is because both toothpaste and chewing gum are not fragrances in essence nor is the fragrance found in them dominant.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Bilal Pandor

Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel

Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia

www.daruliftaazambia.com

 [1]فتاوى دار العلوم زكريا ج 3 ص 440

فتاوى رحيمية ج 7 ص 104

معلم الحجاج ص 236