Must one remove a removable dental brace every time one rinses their mouth during ablution to ensure water reaches the teeth?
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It is not obligatory to remove dental braces for ablution (istinshaq), because rinsing is achieved by moving water inside the mouth. However, if it is easy to remove them in a state of ritual impurity () without hardship, it is better. Ibn Baz issued a stating there is no need to remove dentures, and Ibn Uthaymeen issued a fatwa that it is not obligatory to remove fixed dental prosthetics for rinsing, because water can reach between them and the gums.
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