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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الصلوٰةBook of Prayer
Virtue of tahajjud, the two sunnahs of Fajr, and using the miswak
Hadith 187
اُردوEn
يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، نا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْمِقْدَامِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ شُرَيْحًا سَأَلَهَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَتْ: كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فَإِذَا كَانَ قَبْلَ الْغَدَاةِ رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَأَمَّ النَّاسَ لِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ، فَقَالَ لَهَا شُرَيْحٌ: فَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُ إِذَا رَجَعَ إِلَيْكِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ؟ فَقَالَتْ: كَانَ يَبْدَأُ بِالسِّوَاكِ.
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) asked her about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): She replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray Tahajjud as much as Allah willed for him to pray, then when the time for Fajr prayer came, before leading it, he would pray two rak‘ahs, then he would go and lead the Fajr prayer. Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) asked her: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would return to you from the mosque, what would he do? She replied: "He would begin with the miswak (tooth-stick)."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
➊ From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that performing the two Sunnah units (rak‘ahs) before the Fajr prayer is superior and carries a great reward. In one hadith, it is narrated from Sayyidah A’ishah radi Allahu anha that the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The two rak‘ahs (Sunnah) of Fajr are better than the world and all that it contains.” (Muslim, Kitab Salat al-Musafirin, No: 725)
➋ ... From the aforementioned hadith, the importance of the siwak (tooth-stick) can be gauged, as the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to use the siwak with great care. Its significance can also be understood from the fact that it is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “If I had not feared hardship for my ummah—or (he said) for the people—I would have certainly commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer.” (Bukhari, Kitab al-Jumu‘ah, No: 887; Muslim, No: 252)
It is thus understood that every Muslim should strive to use the siwak before every prayer. And it is narrated from Sayyidah A’ishah radi Allahu anha that the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The siwak is a means of purification for the mouth and a means of earning the pleasure of the Lord.” (Bukhari, Kitab al-Siyam, No: 1934; Sunan al-Nasa’i, Kitab al-Taharah, No: 5)
➊ From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that performing the two Sunnah units (rak‘ahs) before the Fajr prayer is superior and carries a great reward. In one hadith, it is narrated from Sayyidah A’ishah radi Allahu anha that the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The two rak‘ahs (Sunnah) of Fajr are better than the world and all that it contains.” (Muslim, Kitab Salat al-Musafirin, No: 725)
➋ ... From the aforementioned hadith, the importance of the siwak (tooth-stick) can be gauged, as the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to use the siwak with great care. Its significance can also be understood from the fact that it is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “If I had not feared hardship for my ummah—or (he said) for the people—I would have certainly commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer.” (Bukhari, Kitab al-Jumu‘ah, No: 887; Muslim, No: 252)
It is thus understood that every Muslim should strive to use the siwak before every prayer. And it is narrated from Sayyidah A’ishah radi Allahu anha that the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The siwak is a means of purification for the mouth and a means of earning the pleasure of the Lord.” (Bukhari, Kitab al-Siyam, No: 1934; Sunan al-Nasa’i, Kitab al-Taharah, No: 5)
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 187
