Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No man misappropriates the right of another Muslim by means of a false oath but that Allah will forbid him from entering Paradise or obligate him to enter Hellfire.” A man among the people said, “O Messenger of Allah, even if it is …
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Ibn Abbas reported: He spent the night with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he woke up. The Prophet cleansed his teeth, performed ablution, the call to prayer was announced, and he went out for the prayer while he was saying, “O Allah, place light in my heart and light …
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Ali reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, when the servant uses the toothstick and then stands to pray, an angel stands behind him and listens to his recitation. The angel draws near until his mouth coincides with his and nothing of the Quran comes out of it but that it …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I was ordered to use the toothstick so often that I was afraid my teeth might fall out.” Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 2455 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُمِرْتُ بِالسِّوَاكِ حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَدْرَدَ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I was ordered to use the toothstick so often that I thought something of it would be sent down to me in the Quran or revealed to me.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 2998 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنِ ابْنِ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would pray at night in cycles two by two, then he used the toothstick after he finished. Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 288 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ …
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Shurayh reported: I asked Aisha, saying, “What was the first thing the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did when he entered his house?” Aisha said, “Use the toothstick.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 253 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ شُرَيْحٍ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ قُلْتُ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ يَبْدَأُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You must use the toothstick, as it is pleasant for the mouth and pleasing to the Lord.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 5831 Source: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ فَإِنَّهُ مَطْيَبَةٌ لِلْفَمِ …
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Al-‘Abbas reported: They entered upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, without having brushed their teeth. The Prophet said, “You enter upon me with unclean teeth? Go use the toothstick. Were it not hardship for my nation, I would have obligated them to use the toothstick at every prayer, just as …
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Umm Habibah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Were it not hardship for my nation, I would have commanded them to use the toothstick with every prayer as they perform ablution.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 26223 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أُمِّ …
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Ali reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Were it not hardship for my nation, I would have commanded them to use the toothstick with every ablution.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 1260 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ …
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: He was harvesting toothsticks from an Arak tree and he had tiny shins. The wind blew and made him fall over, so people laughed at him. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “What are you laughing at?” They said, “O Prophet of Allah, he has tiny shins.” …
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Ibn Abbas reported: It was said to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, “O Messenger of Allah, Gabriel, upon him be peace, has been slow to come to you.” The Prophet said, “And why should he not be slow to come to me while you are around me without brushing your teeth, clipping …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Ten acts are part of natural instinct: trimming the moustache, letting the beard grow, using the toothstick, sniffing water into the nose, clipping the nails, washing the knuckles, removing hair from the underarms, shaving the pubic hair, and cleaning the private parts …
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Abu Ayyub reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are four traditions of the Messengers: Modesty, wearing fragrance, using the toothstick, and marriage.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1080 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعٌ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْحَيَاءُ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Were it not hardship upon my nation, I would have commanded them to perform ablution with every prayer or to use the toothstick with every ablution. And I would have delayed the evening prayer until a third of the night.” Source: …
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Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The toothstick is cleansing for the mouth and pleasing to the Lord.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 5 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi عَنْ عَائِشَة عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ السِّوَاكُ مَطْهَرَةٌ لِلْفَمِ مَرْضَاةٌ لِلرَّبِّ 5 سنن النسائي كتاب الطهارة باب الترغيب في …
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Hudhayfah reported: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, arose at night, he would clean his mouth with the toothstick. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 243, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 255 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ يَشُوصُ فَاهُ …
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Samurah ibn Jundub reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Freshen your mouths with the toothstick. Verily, they are the pathways of the Quran.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 1948 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ سمرة بن جندب قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ طَيِّبُوا أَفْوَاهَكُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ فَإِنَّهَا …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has made this day of Friday a celebration for the Muslims. Whoever comes to Friday prayer, let him bathe himself, apply perfume if he has it, and use the toothstick.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 1098 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ابْنِ …
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