In 2012 we were shocked by the emergence of brushes or brushes made of some boar bristles until the MUI issued a fatwa that it is forbidden to use a pig bristle brush, but recently, information about toothbrushes made from pig bristles has emerged. Info for you Muslims to be more careful in choosing a toothbrush, because there are dental cleaning products that use ingredients from non-halal.
Come on, take a look at the toothbrush, if it says "Bristle" on the package, it means that the toothbrush contains PIG bristles.
Bristle means Pig Hair in other words Pig Fur! So check your toothbrush package again when you buy it.
Similarly on the brush (bread spreader), Generally noted "Bristle", "Pure Bristle", "100% China Bristle".
"What are your toothbrush bristles made of? Plastic or Pig Bristle? Steps to check:
Watch the wrap, if it's made of bristles, then it's made of sea urchin. Please burn the bristles, if it smells like the smell of burning hair, it means it's from sea urchins. However, if it melts and becomes hard, it means it is made of plastic and is safe to use.
Possibility of using the forbidden: Worship is not accepted, prayer is not accepted, and hell is more worthy (hadith). Save ourselves and our loved ones. "
In everyday life, we use various types of brushes to apply makeup, paint, clean dust, paint homes, grease cake tins, to smear food. Such as grilled chicken, bread, cakes, as well as a variety of grilled or grilled meat and seafood. While the brush is useful when combing hair, cleaning hair at a salon or barbershop, cleaning clothes, and scrubbing floors.
Do you know, what do the brushes & brushes you use come from? Most likely it is FROM PIGS!
Brushes supplied in Indonesia usually come from China. Imported brushes are produced using sea urchins, especially wild boars that have more hair. Sea urchins are considered more economical than the fur of other animals, such as goats, squirrels, civets, horses, raccoons, camels, and dogs.
For Muslims, the use of bright sea urchins is HARAM. No matter how small, the material from pork is forbidden for consumption as well as for application.
(the term is PIG/BOAR/HOG/BRISTLE HAIR BRUSH) which are sold in various places, SUCH AS MARKETS, PAINTING TOOLS SHOP, BUILDING MATERIALS STORE, MAKE UP TOOLS & SALON SHOP, ONLINE STORE, ETC. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE MULTIPLE FORMS BELOW? THERE ARE PAINTING BRUSH, WALL PAINT BRUSH, MAKE UP BRUSH, HAIR BRUSH, BARBER/BARBER BRUSH, CLOTHING BRUSH, ETC. BEWARE!
TIPS AVOID USE OF BRUSH AND BORN BRUSH:
1. USE 100% SYNTHETIC BRUSH & BRUSH, SUCH AS NYLON. There are wall paint brushes and feeding brushes, which are slightly more expensive. The nylon material has a texture like plastic for a toothbrush.
2. USE OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAN THE BRUSH. For example, paint rollers for painting, sponges & cotton buds for applying makeup, and knives & spatulas for greasing food.
3. BEWARE OF FOOD THAT THE PROCESS OF COOKING AND CLEANING USING A PIG BRUSH.
4. CHARACTERISTICS OF PIG BRUSH BRUSH, WHEN BURNED WILL BREAK A SPECIFIC OTHER LIKE ROCKED MEAT.
5. USUALLY PIG BRUSH BRUSHS SOLD IN WHITE & BLACK COLORS. However, producers may process sea urchins by bleaching them and then coloring them, so that they look like other animal hairs. (AND)
Reference: Reality in the field & some literature on the internet.
Please share this information with your family and friends so that more people will read it so that they are free from products that are not halal…hopefully it will be useful…