The Siwak: Oral Hygiene Before Every Prayer

Hadith

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If I had not found it hard for my followers or the people, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak for every prayer."

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي ـ أَوْ عَلَى النَّاسِ ـ لأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ مَعَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ ‏"‏‏.‏

Reference

• Sahih al-Bukhari 887
• Sahih Muslim 252

Ranking

Sahih — recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim. See grading on Sunnah.com

Sources and references

• Sunan an-Nasa’i 5
• Sahih al-Bukhari 245
• Sahih al-Bukhari 889