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What is the authenticity of the hadith: “If you fast, then use the miswak in the morning, but do not use it in the afternoon”?

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Question:
A thousand times, a thousand times, he asks about the authenticity of the hadith, O Shaykh, he says:
If you fast, then use the miswak in the morning, and do not use it in the afternoonإذا استكتم فاستاكوا بالغداة ولا تستاكوا بالعشي
Sunan ad-Daraqutni 11:200


Answer:
The hadith is like this, so the hadith is:
If you fast, then use the miswak in the morning, and doإذا صمتم فاستاكم الغداة، ولا
use the miswak in the afternoon. Some jurists derived from this that the fasting person does not use the miswak after the sun passes its zenith. He said: because the miswak removes the smell of fasting, and the smell of fasting is beloved to Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
However, first of all, this hadith is not authentic, and it is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). In fact, the Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the use of the miswak at all times for the fasting person and for others, and it is narrated that (peace and blessings be upon him)صلى الله عليه وسلم حث على السواك في كل وقت للصائم ولغيره، وقد روي صلى الله عليه وسلم
used the miswak more than once while fasting. Moreover, the smell during fasting does not go away with the miswak, because it comes from the stomach. The miswak is only for cleaning the teeth and removing the smell from the teeth and gums. As for the smell of fasting, it comes from the stomach when it is empty of food, so the miswak does not remove it. Allah knows best.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6617- ما صحة حديث: إذا استكتم فاستاكوا بالغداة ولا تستاكوا بالعشي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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