سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصيامFasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)
باب السِّوَاكِ لِلصَّائِمِChapter: Thae Siwak For The Fasting Person.
Hadith 2364
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : " رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَاكُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ " ، زَادَ مُسَدَّدٌ : مَا لَا أَعُدُّ وَلَا أُحْصِي .
Narrated Amir ibn Rabiah: I have seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ using a tooth-stick while he was fasting. Musaddad added in his version: "more often than I could count. "
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ There is no harm in using the miswak (tooth-stick) while fasting.
Whether the miswak is fresh or dry, it is permissible in every form.
And it is evident that the moisture of a fresh miswak must be spat out, while the lingering taste in the mouth is excused.
As for the question of using toothpaste, some scholars consider it disliked (makruh) while fasting.
However, this understanding is not correct; its ruling is no different from that of the miswak.
If, during the use of a brush, while using the miswak, or while performing ablution (wudu), a small amount of blood comes out from the teeth, this does not break the fast.
Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah established the chapter heading (Chapter: Asking about the fresh and dry [miswak] for the fasting person) and mentioned the above narration in a suspended (mu‘allaq) form.
➋ The second hadith, in which it is stated that the odor from the mouth of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the fragrance of musk
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Fasting, Hadith: 1894; and Sahih Muslim, Book of Fasting, Hadith: 1151), its meaning is not to keep the mouth dirty, but rather it expresses the beloved status of the fasting person in the sight of Allah, and that the unpleasant odor which develops in his mouth due to his empty stomach is also beloved to Allah.
And in every situation and condition, keeping the mouth clean and pure is required, and the fasting person is beloved to Allah in every state.
➌ For the chain of narration (isnad) discussion of this hadith, see: (Irwa’ al-Ghalil, Hadith: 68)
➊ There is no harm in using the miswak (tooth-stick) while fasting.
Whether the miswak is fresh or dry, it is permissible in every form.
And it is evident that the moisture of a fresh miswak must be spat out, while the lingering taste in the mouth is excused.
As for the question of using toothpaste, some scholars consider it disliked (makruh) while fasting.
However, this understanding is not correct; its ruling is no different from that of the miswak.
If, during the use of a brush, while using the miswak, or while performing ablution (wudu), a small amount of blood comes out from the teeth, this does not break the fast.
Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah established the chapter heading (Chapter: Asking about the fresh and dry [miswak] for the fasting person) and mentioned the above narration in a suspended (mu‘allaq) form.
➋ The second hadith, in which it is stated that the odor from the mouth of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the fragrance of musk
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Fasting, Hadith: 1894; and Sahih Muslim, Book of Fasting, Hadith: 1151), its meaning is not to keep the mouth dirty, but rather it expresses the beloved status of the fasting person in the sight of Allah, and that the unpleasant odor which develops in his mouth due to his empty stomach is also beloved to Allah.
And in every situation and condition, keeping the mouth clean and pure is required, and the fasting person is beloved to Allah in every state.
➌ For the chain of narration (isnad) discussion of this hadith, see: (Irwa’ al-Ghalil, Hadith: 68)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2364
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Using the Miswak While Fasting
In the state of fasting, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar radi Allahu anhu did not consider there to be any harm in using the miswak. See: [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 3/35 ح 9149 وسنده صحيح]
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar radi Allahu anhu said: There is no harm in using the miswak while fasting, whether the miswak is dry or moist. [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 3/ 37 ح 9173 وسنده صحيح]
Also see: [صحيح بخاري قبل ح 1934]
For the original article, see:
Maqalat, Volume 3, page 602
And see: Monthly Al-Hadith, Issue No. 64, page 23
In the state of fasting, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar radi Allahu anhu did not consider there to be any harm in using the miswak. See: [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 3/35 ح 9149 وسنده صحيح]
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar radi Allahu anhu said: There is no harm in using the miswak while fasting, whether the miswak is dry or moist. [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 3/ 37 ح 9173 وسنده صحيح]
Also see: [صحيح بخاري قبل ح 1934]
For the original article, see:
Maqalat, Volume 3, page 602
And see: Monthly Al-Hadith, Issue No. 64, page 23
Source: Research and Scholarly Articles by Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 602
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
Whether it is before the zenith or after the zenith,
whether it is with a fresh stick,
or a dry one,
this is the statement of the majority of the scholars and this is the preferred view.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, ‘Asim ibn ‘Ubaydullah is a weak narrator.)
Whether it is before the zenith or after the zenith,
whether it is with a fresh stick,
or a dry one,
this is the statement of the majority of the scholars and this is the preferred view.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, ‘Asim ibn ‘Ubaydullah is a weak narrator.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 725
