Do you use a miswak?

**ummnoura** · 08-12-2005

Do you use a miswak? yes, no, sometimes, why or why not?

**SalafiFemaleJih** · 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,

wasalamualaikum wr wb.

**Rabi'ya** · 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...

Wsalaam

Rabi'ya:rose:

**SalafiFemaleJih** · 08-12-2005

Originally Posted by Rabi'ya

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...

Wsalaam

Rabi'ya:rose:

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.

**- Qatada -** · 08-12-2005

Originally Posted by Rabi'ya

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...

Wsalaam

Rabi'ya:rose:

Asalam o alikum warahmatulahi wabarakatuh..

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.
wasalam o alikum warahmatulahi wabarakatuh.

**Rabi'ya** · 08-12-2005

Jazak Allah for the link brother Aqib...

Wsalaam

Rabi'ya:rose:

**Mainul_Islam** · 08-13-2005

AA,

i voted "No" because i dont have one

**Ummu Amatullah** · 08-13-2005

Never really did use it,but reading about all the benefits makes me want to start now and inshallah I will.

**Mainul_Islam** · 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!"

**ummnoura** · 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.

Kristy

**ummnoura** · 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!

**Asyur an-Nagi** · 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

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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).

**waji** · 07-04-2006

nice post
Masha'Allah

**أحمد** · 07-04-2006

Originally Posted by Asyur an-Nagi

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.

**lealo** · 07-04-2006

Thanxx

**...** · 07-05-2006

jazakallah khair akhee!

There is also a hadith where the prophet (saw) says something like "The siwak from the olive tree is my siwak and the siwak of the prophets before me"

And i read somwhere (not sure if it's a hadith) that using a miswak is half of ur wudu and wudu is half of ur prayer (i think that's what it was).

**Mawaddah** · 07-05-2006

I used to constantly have a miswaak nearby whilst I was in Yemen. However when I left Yemen I just couldn't find it anymore so I had to resort back to the toothbrush. *sigh* Miswaaks are just soooooo delicious and yummy to chew on, and the slender ones the size of your pinkie are the best. I love Miswaak!

**H4RUN** · 07-05-2006

indeed we've already had a thread or threads on miswaak, and yes it does state in hadith about the levels of miswaak. top of the list is from peelo tree, i think 2nd recommendation is from olive tree
ma'salama

**Fishman** · 07-05-2006

Originally Posted by Asma1

jazakallah khair akhee!

There is also a hadith where the prophet (saw) says something like "The siwak from the olive tree is my siwak and the siwak of the prophets before me"

But what about the prophets that lived in places without an olive tree?