Using the siwak

300 hadith

• Anas bin Malik reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have urged you repeatedly concerning the use of the siwak."

  الأعظمي 1369Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Make use of the siwak, for it freshens the mouth and pleases the Lord."

  الأعظمي 1359Hasan

• Anas bin Malik reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have urged you repeatedly concerning the use of the siwak."

  البخاري 888Sahih

• Anas bin Malik reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have urged you repeatedly concerning the use of the siwak."

  أحمد 12459Sahih

• Wathila bin Asqa reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to use the siwak so often that I feared it would be made obligatory upon me."

  أحمد 16007Hasan

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Make use of the siwak, for it freshens the mouth and pleases the Lord."

  أحمد 5865Difficult

• Ayesha reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "The siwak is a means of purifying the mouth and pleasing the Lord."

  الأعظمي 1358Sahih

• Tamam or Qusam reported,

  We came to the Prophet ﷺ, and he said, "Why do you come to me with yellowed teeth? Use the siwak. Were it not that I would burden my Ummah, I would have made the siwak obligatory upon them, just as I made wudu obligatory upon them."

  أحمد 15656Daif

• Anas bin Malik reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have repeatedly urged you concerning the use of the siwak."

  أحمد 13598Sahih

• Shaqiq reported,

  We were instructed that whenever we got up at night, we should clean our mouths with the siwak.

  النسائي 1625Sahih

• Zayd bin Khalid reported,

  I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer." Abu Salama said, "I used to see Zayd sitting in the mosque with the siwak…

  أبو داود 47Hasan

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would burden my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer."

  أحمد 10868Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Hudhayfah reported that whenever the Prophet ﷺ rose at night, he would clean his mouth thoroughly with the siwak.

  الأعظمي 1365Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Hudhayfah reported that whenever the Prophet ﷺ rose at night, he would clean his mouth thoroughly with the siwak.

  الأعظمي 9628Sahih

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would impose hardship upon my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak at every prayer," or "with every prayer."

  أحمد 9549Sahih

• Abu Bakr reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The siwak is a means of purifying the mouth and pleasing the Lord."

  أحمد 62Difficult

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Whenever the Prophet ﷺ rose at night, he would clean his mouth with the siwak.

  البخاري 245Sahih

• Zayd bin Khalid reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If it would not be too difficult for my community, I would have ordered them to use the siwak before every prayer." So Zayd bin Khalid used to keep his siwak in the place where a scribe keeps his pen behind…

  أحمد 17048Sahih

• Abu Bakr reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "The siwak is a means of purifying the mouth and pleasing the Lord."

  أحمد 7Difficult

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would burden my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer."

  ابن ماجه 287Sahih

• A man reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would burden my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer."

  أحمد 23486Sahih

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would burden my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer."

  أحمد 7853Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose at night, he would clean his mouth with the siwak.

  النسائي 1623Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose at night, he would clean his mouth with the siwak.

  أحمد 23461Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would burden my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer."

  أحمد 607Sahih

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  Abu Hurayrah reported, attributing it to the Prophet ﷺ, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on my community, I would have ordered them to use the siwak before every prayer and to delay the night prayer."

  أحمد 7339Sahih

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would burden my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer."

  الترمذي 22Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, whenever he rose at night, would clean his mouth thoroughly with the siwak.

  مسلم 595Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose at night, Waki said for the night prayer, he would clean his mouth with the siwak.

  أحمد 23415Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose for the night prayer, he would clean his mouth with the siwak.

  أحمد 23313Sahih

• Abdul-Rahman bin Abu Atiq reported,

  I heard Ayesha report that the Prophet ﷺ said, "The siwak is a means of purifying the mouth and pleasing the Lord."

  النسائي 5Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, whenever he rose at night, would clean his mouth thoroughly with the siwak.

  أبو داود 55Sahih

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on my nation, or on the believers, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer."

  أحمد 9179Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Hudhayfah reported that whenever the Prophet ﷺ rose at night, he would clean his mouth thoroughly with the siwak.

  أحمد 23242Sahih

• Abu Umama reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Jibreel [[r0]] never came to me without instructing me to use the siwak, so much so that I feared I would wear down the front of my mouth."

  أحمد 22269Daif

• Ayesha reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The siwak is a means of purifying the mouth and pleasing the Lord."

  أحمد 24203Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose for the night prayer, he would clean his mouth thoroughly with the siwak.

  أحمد 23458Sahih

• Umm Habiba bint Abu Sufyan reported,

  She narrated to him, saying, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Were it not that I would cause hardship to my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer, just as they perform ablution.'"

  أحمد 26763Difficult

• Ayesha reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "The siwak purifies the mouth and pleases the Lord."

  أحمد 24925Sahih

• Zaynab bint Jahsh reported,

  I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Were it not that I would cause hardship to my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak before every prayer, just as they perform ablution."

  أحمد 27415Difficult

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose at night to perform the tahajjud prayer, he would clean his mouth thoroughly with the siwak.

  ابن ماجه 286Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose at night, he would clean his mouth with the siwak.

  النسائي 2Sahih

• Shurayh bin Hani reported,

  I asked Ayesha, "What was the first thing the Prophet ﷺ would do when he entered his house?" She replied, "He would use the siwak."

  النسائي 8Sahih

• Shurayh bin Hani reported,

  I asked Ayesha, "What was the first thing the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would do when he entered his house?" She replied, "He would use the siwak."

  أبو داود 51Sahih

• Mughira bin Shuba reported,

  I once spent the night with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He ordered that a side of meat be roasted, and when it was ready he took a knife and began cutting pieces from it for me. Then Bilal came to call him to prayer, so he threw down the…

  أحمد 18236Hasan

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Hudhayfah reported that whenever the Prophet ﷺ rose at night for the tahajjud prayer, he would scrub his teeth thoroughly with the siwak.

  الأعظمي 2722Sahih

• Ayesha reported,

  I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The siwak purifies the mouth and pleases the Lord."

  أحمد 26014Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Hudhayfah reported that whenever the Prophet ﷺ rose at night, he would clean his mouth thoroughly with the siwak.

  النسائي 1622Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  Your mouths are pathways for the Quran, so freshen them with the siwak.

  ابن ماجه 291Daif

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never slept without keeping a siwak beside him, and whenever he woke up, he would start by using it.

  أحمد 5979Hasan

• Talq bin Habib reported,

  He mentioned ten things from the fitrah, using the siwak, trimming the moustache, clipping the nails, washing the finger joints, shaving the pubic hair, and rinsing the nose. I am uncertain whether rinsing the mouth was also mentioned.

  النسائي 5044Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  Whenever the Prophet ﷺ rose at night for the tahajjud prayer, he would clean his mouth thoroughly with the siwak.

  البخاري 1136Sahih

• Abu Umama reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Use the tooth-stick, for the tooth-stick purifies the mouth and pleases the Lord. Jibreel never came to me without instructing me to use the tooth-stick, so much so that I feared it would be made obligatory…

  ابن ماجه 289Daif

• Ayesha reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The siwak purifies the mouth and pleases the Lord." [[r4]] Abdullah bin Muhammad said, he is called Abu Atiq.

  أحمد 24332Sahih

• Huzaifa bin Yaman reported,

  We were instructed to use the tooth-stick whenever we rose at night.

  النسائي 1624Sahih

• Zayd bin Khalid reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would place a hardship upon my community, I would have commanded them to use the tooth-stick before every prayer." Zayd bin Khalid used to keep the tooth-stick tucked behind his ear in the…

  الأعظمي 1361Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If it were not that I would place a hardship upon my community, I would have commanded them to use the tooth-stick with every ablution."

  الأعظمي 1363Hasan

• A man reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on my community, I would have commanded them to use the toothstick before every prayer."

  الأعظمي 1362Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to use the toothstick so emphatically that I thought a Quran or revelation would be sent down to me concerning it."

  أحمد 3122Difficult

• Zayd bin Khalid reported,

  I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on my community, I would have commanded them to use the tooth-stick before every prayer, and I would have delayed the night prayer until a third of the night…

  الترمذي 23Hasan