Virtues Of The Miswaak From The Ahaadith

Hazrat Ibn Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) narrates that Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “Make a regular practice of the Miswaak, for verily, it is healthy for the mouth and it is a Pleasure for the Creator (i.e. Allah is pleased with the Muslim who uses the Miswaak).” (Bukhari)

Hazrat Abu Umamah (Radhiyallahu anhu) narrates that Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “Use the Miswaak, for verily, it purifies the mouth, and it is a Pleasure for the Creator. Jibraeel (Alayhis salaam) exhorted me so much to use the Miswaak that I feared that its use would be decreed obligatory upon me and upon my Ummah. If I did not fear imposing hardship on my Ummah, I would have made its use obligatory upon my people. Verily, I use the Miswaak so much that I fear the front part of my mouth being peeled (by constant and abundant brushing with the Miswaak).” (Ibn Maajah)

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (Radhiyallahu anhu) narrates that Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “I was commanded so much to use the Miswaak that I thought Wahi of the Qur’aan (Revelation) would be revealed regarding it (i.e. its use to be obligatory).” (Abu Ya’laa)

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (Radhiyallahu anhu) narrates that Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) would use the Miswaak (regularly) prior to sleeping and after rising from sleep. (Muntakhab)

Allamah Sha’raani (Rahmatullah alaih) states in the Kitaab, Kashul Ghummah, that Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) advised: “Whenever you retire for sleep, use the Miswaak”.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) says that many a time Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) used the Miswaak as much as four times in a single night.

Hazrat Aisha (Radhiyallahu anha) narrates: “Verily, Allah’s Rasool (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) would use the Miswaak before making Wudhu (ablution), whenever he arose from sleep, whether it be during the night or during the day”. (Abu Dawood)

Similar Ahaadith have been narrated by Imam Ahmad (Rahmatullah alaih).

Imam Ghazaali (Rahmatullah alaih) has mentioned in his Ihya-ul-Uloom that a person before sleeping at night should keep his water and Miswaak ready and close at hand. As soon as he wakes from sleep during the night he should immediately use the water and the Miswaak.

May Allah Ta’ala grants us Hidaayat to use the Miswaak at least when we make Wuzu, Aameen.

(Source: The importance of the Miswaak in Islaam – page 5)