سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الطهارة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Book on Purification
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي السِّوَاكِChapter: What Has Been Related About Siwak
Hadith 23
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ وَلَأَخَّرْتُ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ " . قال : فَكَانَ زَيْدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ يَشْهَدُ الصَّلَوَاتِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَسِوَاكُهُ عَلَى أُذُنِهِ مَوْضِعَ الْقَلَمِ مِنْ أُذُنِ الْكَاتِبِ ، لَا يَقُومُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ إِلَّا أُسْتَنَّ ثُمَّ رَدَّهُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani said :` 'I heard Allah's Messenger saying: 'If it were not that it would be difficult on my nation then, I would have ordered them to use the Siwak for each prayer and to delay the Isha prayer until the third of the night.'"He [Abu Salamah, one of the narrators] said: Zaid bin Khalid wouId attend the prayer in the Masjid and his Siwak would be on his ear in the location of the pen on the ear of a writer. He would not get up to pray without cleaning his teeth, then returning it to its location."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary:
1:
Using the miswak is Sunnah at the time of every prayer.
The phrase ((‘inda kulli salatin)) “at the time of every prayer” means that the objective is fulfilled by using the miswak upon entering the mosque,
at the place of ablution,
or by using the miswak along with ablution (wudu) at the time of prayer.
The people of India and Pakistan generally use the miswak from neem or keekar (acacia) trees, while in Arab lands, the miswak from the peelu tree is used extensively.
And here, people frequently use the miswak at the time of prayer.
1:
Using the miswak is Sunnah at the time of every prayer.
The phrase ((‘inda kulli salatin)) “at the time of every prayer” means that the objective is fulfilled by using the miswak upon entering the mosque,
at the place of ablution,
or by using the miswak along with ablution (wudu) at the time of prayer.
The people of India and Pakistan generally use the miswak from neem or keekar (acacia) trees, while in Arab lands, the miswak from the peelu tree is used extensively.
And here, people frequently use the miswak at the time of prayer.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 23
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The title of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is "Mercy to the worlds" (rahmatu lil-'alamin). Thus, considering the hardship for the ummah, he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not give a formal command to use the tooth-stick (miswak) with every prayer. Had he commanded it, it would have become obligatory, and the commands of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam are obligatory to follow.
➋ It is certainly more virtuous to delay the 'Isha prayer, but if the congregation is being held early, it is not permitted to leave it.
➌ The eagerness of Zayd radi Allahu anhu to follow (the Sunnah) is extremely commendable.
➊ The title of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is "Mercy to the worlds" (rahmatu lil-'alamin). Thus, considering the hardship for the ummah, he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not give a formal command to use the tooth-stick (miswak) with every prayer. Had he commanded it, it would have become obligatory, and the commands of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam are obligatory to follow.
➋ It is certainly more virtuous to delay the 'Isha prayer, but if the congregation is being held early, it is not permitted to leave it.
➌ The eagerness of Zayd radi Allahu anhu to follow (the Sunnah) is extremely commendable.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 47
