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Question Do you use a miswak? - 08-12-2005

Do you use a miswak? yes, no, sometimes, why or why not?
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Default Re: Do you use a miswak? - 08-12-2005

before every prayer and after every prayer allahmdulillah...sometimes i forget when people are over and at dawats(party shatY's)

I use it all da time cuz its sunnah way : ) I did read lot of hadiths about it.

ahh man u gotta love miswak cuz i do ;)

anyways,

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Default Re: Do you use a miswak? - 08-12-2005

Assalamualaikum

I have a question about using a miswak.....I know its sunnah and I accept that however....surely during the times of the Prophet SAW it was used to stop things like bad breath, gum disease, decay etc....all these things are nowadays kept away using a toothbrush and toothpaste, which were not available in the days of the Prophet....

If someone would be kind enough to explain...

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Assalamualaikum

I have a question about using a miswak.....I know its sunnah and I accept that however....surely during the times of the Prophet SAW it was used to stop things like bad breath, gum disease, decay etc....all these things are nowadays kept away using a toothbrush and toothpaste, which were not available in the days of the Prophet....

If someone would be kind enough to explain...

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Asaalamualaikum wr wb,

I remember there is this post about miswak somewhere on the forums....look it up insha'Allah i fink u will get all ur answers inshas'Allah.

wasalamualaikum wr wb.
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Assalamualaikum

I have a question about using a miswak.....I know its sunnah and I accept that however....surely during the times of the Prophet SAW it was used to stop things like bad breath, gum disease, decay etc....all these things are nowadays kept away using a toothbrush and toothpaste, which were not available in the days of the Prophet....

If someone would be kind enough to explain...

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sis chek this link out: http://www.islam.tc/Miswaak/

the miswaak has even more benefits than the actual toothbrush and toothpaste.. and its also a sunnah so u get rewarded for usin it..

"he who holds on firmly to my sunnah at a time when my ummah are (grovelling) in corruption will receive a reward of a hundred martyrs."

And, indeed the MISWAAK IS A GREAT SUNNAH.


the reward of salaah (prayers) is multiplied 70 times if miswaak was used before it.

check the link and you can see all its benefits insh Allah.
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Default Re: Do you use a miswak? - 08-12-2005

Jazak Allah for the link brother Aqib...

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Default Re: Do you use a miswak? - 08-13-2005

AA,

i voted "No" because i dont have one
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Default Re: Do you use a miswak? - 08-13-2005

Never really did use it,but reading about all the benefits makes me want to start now and inshallah I will.
   
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Default Re: Do you use a miswak? - 08-13-2005

i would have picked the last option if i hadnt seen the thread "you may NEVER want to brush your teeth again!"
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Default Re: Do you use a miswak? - 08-13-2005

Alhamdulillah Sister Shukri,

I just got one about 2 weeks ago. Its not exactly like the Prophet suggested, Its too skinney and too short but it was the only one i could get around here. I love it, how great it feels to follow the sunnah of our Prophet.

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Exclamation Re: Do you use a miswak? - 08-14-2005

Voters: 22

Why is it this thread has been viewed over 145 times but only 22 people voted!

Come on and vote!
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Default miswak - 07-04-2006

maybe this is nothing new, but i saw so many brothers using siwak before doing their prayer when i was doing my umra. as a dentist, nothing please more than seeing that.

According to researchers, the people with the best teeth are not those who have the fanciest sonic toothbrushes - but those who use their toothbrushes regularly and after each snack and meal. In fact, ancient cultures and developing nations lacked the technology to create such machines for the teeth, yet there have always been reliable ways to clean them.

Muslims use what is called a miswak. A miswak, or siwak, is a small stick with which the teeth are rubbed and cleaned. The end is shaped into a brush through biting or chewing, which serve to separate the fibers and release the healing herbal powers of the twig. Some advantages of the miswak are that is does not require toothpaste, water or a special area to use it, and may be easily carried in one's purse or pocket. It is also disposable and biodegradable - therefore, it is the ultimate environmentally safe toothbrush. Some people even believe it works better than a toothbrush.
Nevertheless, a more compelling reason to use the miswak is that it is Sunnah to do so. Abu Hurairah reported that Prophet Mohammad (saws) said,
"Were it not that I might overburden believers, I would have ordered them to use the miswak at every prayer" (Imam Muslim, Vol. 1).
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nice post
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maybe this is nothing new, but i saw so many brothers using siwak before doing their prayer when i was doing my umra. as a dentist, nothing please more than seeing that.

According to researchers, the people with the best teeth are not those who have the fanciest sonic toothbrushes - but those who use their toothbrushes regularly and after each snack and meal. In fact, ancient cultures and developing nations lacked the technology to create such machines for the teeth, yet there have always been reliable ways to clean them.

Muslims use what is called a miswak. A miswak, or siwak, is a small stick with which the teeth are rubbed and cleaned. The end is shaped into a brush through biting or chewing, which serve to separate the fibers and release the healing herbal powers of the twig. Some advantages of the miswak are that is does not require toothpaste, water or a special area to use it, and may be easily carried in one's purse or pocket. It is also disposable and biodegradable - therefore, it is the ultimate environmentally safe toothbrush. Some people even believe it works better than a toothbrush.
Nevertheless, a more compelling reason to use the miswak is that it is Sunnah to do so. Abu Hurairah reported that Prophet Mohammad (saws) said,
"Were it not that I might overburden believers, I would have ordered them to use the miswak at every prayer" (Imam Muslim, Vol. 1).


You can get a miswak tooth paste as well nowadays, I've tried it, and it is good, it has a miswak taste as well (don't eat it) but it's good.

   
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