Ruling on the validity of the prayer of one who does not use the miswak
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Finally, this Sudanese man asks in his last question about the ruling. He says: What is the ruling for a person who pronounces the two testimonies of faith and affirms all their pillars, but does not use the miswak? I advised him many times and told him that there is a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to the effect that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 47Sahih (Al-Albani). Also, the miswak is purification for the mouth and pleasing to the Lord, but he did not take the advice. So, is the prayer valid with this? He asks? The miswak is a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice) and not obligatory.
Answer:
But it is a confirmed sunnah. It is done at the time of ablution, at the time of prayer, when waking from sleep, and when the smell of the mouth changes. It is recommended to use the miswak, and it is a confirmed sunnah. He said:Musnad Ahmad 607Sahih Hadeeth] (Darussalam) in a narration, "at every prayer." So it is confirmed, especially for one whose mouth has a bad smell that harms people and harms the angels; in his case, the use of the miswak is even more emphasized. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Finally, this Sudanese man asks in his last question about the ruling. He says: What is the ruling for a person who pronounces the two testimonies of faith and affirms all their pillars, but does not use the miswak? I advised him many times and told him that there is a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to the effect that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Were it not hard on my ummah, I would order them to use the tooth-stick at the time of every prayer.
لولا أن أشق على أمتي لأمرتهم بالسواك عند كل صلاةAnswer:
But it is a confirmed sunnah. It is done at the time of ablution, at the time of prayer, when waking from sleep, and when the smell of the mouth changes. It is recommended to use the miswak, and it is a confirmed sunnah. He said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: `Were it not that it would be too difficult for the ummah, I would have commanded them to use the siwak at the time of every prayer.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم لولا أن أشق على أمتي لأمرتهم بالسواك عند كل وضوء
Source
استحباب السواك عند كل صلاة — alfawzan.live
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