The Excellence of using Miswak (Tooth-Stick)
باب فضل السواك وخصال الفطرة:
Riyad as-Saliheen, Book of Virtues(view book)
Hudaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up (from sleep), he would rub his teeth with Miswak (tooth-stick).
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن حذيفة رضي الله عنه، قال: كان رسول الله ﷺ، إذا قام من النوم يشوص فاه بالسواك. ((متفق عليه))
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'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported:
We used to prepare for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a Miswak (tooth-stick) and the water for making Wudu'. Whenever Allah wished to awaken him from sleep at night, he ﷺ would brush his teeth with Miswak, make Wudu', and perform Salat.
[Muslim].
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها، قالت: كنا نعد لرسول الله، سواكه وطهوره، فيبعثه الله ما شاء أن يبعثه من الليل، فيتسوك ويتوضأ ويصلي. ((رواه مسلم)).
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Anas (May Allah be pleased with him)reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I stress upon you to use Miswak (tooth- stick)."
[Al-Bukhari].
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "أكثرت عليكم في السواك" ((رواه البخاري)).
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Shuraih bin Hani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I asked 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "What was the first thing which the Prophet ﷺ would do when he entered his house?" She replied: "He would use Miswak (tooth-stick)."
[Muslim].
وعن شريح بن هانئ قال: قلت لعائشة، رضي الله عنها: بأي شيء كان يبدأ النبي ﷺ إذا دخل بيته. قالت: بالسواك. ((رواه مسلم)).
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Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I came to the Prophet ﷺ once and noticed the tip of Miswak (tooth-stick) on his tongue.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أبي موسى الأشعري، رضي الله عنه، قال: دخلت على النبي ﷺ، وطرف السواك على لسانه. ((متفق عليه)) . وهذا لفظ مسلم.
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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Miswak (tooth-stick) cleanses and purifies the mouth and pleases the Rubb."
[An-Nasa'i and Ibn Khuzaimah].
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها ان النبي ﷺ : قال: "السواك مطهرة للفم مرضاة للرب" ((رواه النسائي، وابن خذيمة في صحيحه بأسانيد صحيحة)).
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "There are five acts which conform to the pure nature: Circumcision, removing of the pubic hair, clipping the nails, plucking the underarm hair and trimming the moustache."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، عن النبي ﷺ قال: "الفطرة خمس، أو خمس من الفطرة: الختان، والاستحداد، وتقليم الأظفار، ونتف الإبط، وقص الشارب" ((متفق عليه)) (24)
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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are ten demands of pure nature: trimming the moustache, letting the beard grow, using Miswak (tooth-stick), snuffing up water into the nose (in ablution), paring the nails, washing the bases of the finger joints; plucking the underarm hair, removing of the pubic hair and removing impurities with water from the affected part after a call of nature."
The subnarrator said: I forgot the tenth but it might possibly be the rinsing of the mouth (in ablution).
[Muslim].
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "عشر من الفطرة: قص الشارب، وإعفاء اللحية، والسواك، واستنشاق الماء، وقص الأظفار، وغسل البراجم، ونتف الإبط، وحلق العانة، وانتقاص الماء" ((قال الراوي: ونسيت العاشرة إلا أن تكون المضمضة، قال: وكيع- وهو أحد رواته-)) . (25) ((رواه مسلم)).(( (26)
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Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Trim the moustaches and let the beard grow."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما، عن النبي ﷺ قال: "أحفوا الشوارب وأعفوا اللحى" ((متفق عليه)) .
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Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "(The structure of) Islam is built on five (pillars): Testification of 'La ilaha illallah' (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), that Muhammad ﷺ is his slave and Messenger, the establishment of Salat, the payment of Zakat, the pilgrimage to the House of Allah (Ka'bah), and Saum during the month of Ramadan."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما، أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "بني الإسلام على خمس: شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدًا عبده ورسوله، إقام الصلاة، وإيتاء الزكاة، وحج البيت، وصوم رمضان" ((متفق عليه)) .