Toothbrush is the most important bath tool to remove dirt around the teeth so that dental health is maintained. However, using a toothbrush should not be careless, especially in choosing the toothbrush you use. And when you want to buy a toothbrush, you should pay attention to the code behind the packaging, don't let your toothbrush be made of pig bristles.
Currently, a number of people are shocked by a toothbrush product that uses pig bristles. The use of the product refers to the writing in English, namely bristles on the packaging.
There is one secret code which means your toothbrush is made of boar bristles. The Or** * brand toothbrush is clearly made of bristles. The product packaging clearly explains the product, "Super thin Bristles".
Responding to this case, the Chairman of the Medan City MUI, Muhammad Hatta said, if it is true that the toothbrush is made of pig bristles, the toothbrush is haram.
"In Al Surah Al Maidah verse 3, it is explained that derivatives from pigs are haram. We will investigate this prohibition, whether it is really from sea urchins or not," said Muhammad Hatta.
However, the Medan City Health Service through the Secretary of the North Sumatra Health Office, Afwan Lubis, is not sure about the existence of a toothbrush made of pig bristles. He added that laboratory tests were carried out if there were reports from the public regarding the boar bristle toothbrush. If it really contains sea urchins, then it should not be circulated because there are elements that are not halal.
"I don't think it's possible. But what about it? We can comment if there is a laboratory test first. Currently there is no laboratory test," Afwan said, as reported by Tribunnews.com