The Virtue of Using the Miswak in Prayer

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, one may need this. A person may be in a place where it is not easy to relieve oneself or urinate, so he endures for a while until it becomes easy. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is there a hadith that prayer with the miswak is better than sixty prayers without it? And is the miswak used with the right hand or the left?

Answer:
The question has been repeated regarding its virtue. There are many hadiths about it, to the extent that Imam al-San'ani (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on Bulugh al-Maram that the hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentic, and it is a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice). It is among the sunnahs of the Prophets (peace be upon them). Prayer with the miswak is better than prayer without it, because the miswak removes the smell of the mouth and makes the breath pleasant. A person prepares for the Qur'an with a pleasant smell, and his mouth is pleasant-smelling. Also, the smell is removed from the worshippers and from the angels. It has great benefits, so a person should not neglect it.