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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Using the Miswak with the Left Hand

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is using the miswak with the left hand better when the intention is to remove food remnants and the like?

Answer:
Yes, the miswak is used with the left hand, because it is for removing impurities, and removing impurities is done with the left hand.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب السواك وسنن الفطرة — islamhouse.com (43:08)

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