The Virtue of Using a Miswak in the Light of Authentic Ahadith

This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Abu Hamza Abdul Khaliq Siddiqi's book Sahi Fazail-e-Amaal.

Book of Purity​

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Virtues of Purity​

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Allah Almighty says:
﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ﴾
"Indeed, Allah loves those who turn to Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves."

Reference: (2-Al-Baqarah:222)

Virtue of Using the Miswak​

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وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها أن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ”السواك مطهرة للفم مرضاة للرب“.
Narrated by Sayyida Aisha (RA), the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: "Miswak is a means of cleansing the mouth and pleasing the Lord."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book of Purification, Chapter on Encouragement to Use Miswak, No: 5 - Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, No: 135 - Sahih Bukhari, Book of Fasting, Commentary, Chapter on Using Miswak for the Fasting Person Before, No: 1934.

وعن حذيفة رضى الله عنه قال: ”كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا قام من النوم يشوص فاه بالسواك“.
Sayyiduna Hudhaifah (RA) narrated that when the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) woke up from sleep, he would thoroughly clean his blessed mouth with Miswak.

Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Ablution, Chapter on Miswak, No: 245 - Sahih Muslim, Book of Purification, Chapter on Miswak, No: 255.

عن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ”لولا أن أشق على أمتي أو على الناس لأمرتهم بالسواك مع كل صلاة“.
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (RA), the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "If I did not fear hardship for my Ummah or people, I would certainly have ordered them to use Miswak with every prayer."

Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Friday Prayer, Chapter on Miswak on Friday, No: 887 - Sahih Muslim, Book of Purification, Chapter on Miswak, No: 252.