Tahaarat

Tear coming out due to pain

Q: In the English Behishti Zewar, it is written that "Similarly, if there is pain in the eyes and they are sore, and in addition to this they water or tears come out, then too wudhu will break (as in the case of pink eyes). But if there is no pain in the eyes nor are they sore, then wudhu will not break by the mere flowing of tears." Does this mean that the wudhu breaks when we slice onions?

Mango string getting stuck between one's teeth

Q: If a mango string is stuck in my teeth, I did my best to clean my teeth before making ghusl mindful that all mango strings are taken out, after ghusl I read salaah and quraan. The next morning I ate thereafter I cleaned my teeth again and I found a small single mango string from my teeth. Is the ghusl, salaah and reading of quraan valid? The mango string is as thin as hair.