What is the ruling on using the miswak?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, is using the miswak before every prayer a recommended practice (sunnah) or obligatory?
Answer:
No, using the miswak is a recommended practice (sunnah). How can you say it is obligatory when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Were it not that it would be difficult for my Ummah"? The obligatory is difficult, so this indicates that it is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, is using the miswak before every prayer a recommended practice (sunnah) or obligatory?
Answer:
No, using the miswak is a recommended practice (sunnah). How can you say it is obligatory when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Were it not that it would be difficult for my Ummah"? The obligatory is difficult, so this indicates that it is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم السواك؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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