English translation
3. It was narrated that Abû Mûsa said: "I came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ when he was using the Siwâk, and the end of the Siwâk was on his tongue, and he was saying, "A', 'a'." (Sahîh)
Hadith 3
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Darussalam · Volume 1
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الحديث: 3 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 9
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3 · Volume 1 · Page 147
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٣٩)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3 · Volume 1 · Page 3
Sahih
(صحيح) -صحيح أبي داود ٣٩: ق.
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Arabic text
3 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا غَيْلَانُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ: " دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَسْتَنُّ وَطَرَفُ السِّوَاكِ عَلَى لِسَانِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: عَأْ عَأْ "
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Commentary
1. The purpose of using a tooth-stick is to cleanse the mouth. Siwâk (or Miswâk), therefore, should be used in such a way that not only the teeth become clean, but the tongue and the throat also become pure from all kinds of filth and unclean particles. 2. When one uses a Miswâk, one's face becomes contorted and twisted as one maneuvers a Miswâk throughout the inside of one's mouth - especially when one is trying to get to hard-to-reach places. Thus, when using a Miswâk, one's face becomes unpleasant to look at; nonetheless, based on the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ and on the importance of cleaning the inside of one's mouth, one should not be shy to use a Miswâk in the presence of others.