Using a Rag or the Like for Miswak
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. If a person uses a cloth or something similar for miswak, does he receive the reward as with the miswak, as was reported regarding the arak tree?
Answer:
If the appropriate miswak is not available, even with a finger or even with a cloth, if the appropriate miswak is not available, then if a miswak from arak or something else is available, that is better and more excellent. And if it is not available, then even with a finger, as is narrated from 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. If a person uses a cloth or something similar for miswak, does he receive the reward as with the miswak, as was reported regarding the arak tree?
Answer:
If the appropriate miswak is not available, even with a finger or even with a cloth, if the appropriate miswak is not available, then if a miswak from arak or something else is available, that is better and more excellent. And if it is not available, then even with a finger, as is narrated from 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أبواب السواك وسنن الفطرة — islamhouse.com (6:24)
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