Details on using the miswak with the right or left hand
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some students of knowledge say that regarding the miswak, if the intention is to sweeten the breath, it should be used with the right hand, and if it is for cleaning the teeth and mouth, it should be used with the left hand. What is the opinion on this distinction?
Answer:
The mouth is not sweetened except by removing the bad odors. It is not sweetened except by removing the bad odors. So this is what the scholars stated: it is prescribed to use the miswak with the left hand. They stated this because it is the removal of a nuisance. When the nuisance is removed, the sweetness comes. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some students of knowledge say that regarding the miswak, if the intention is to sweeten the breath, it should be used with the right hand, and if it is for cleaning the teeth and mouth, it should be used with the left hand. What is the opinion on this distinction?
Answer:
The mouth is not sweetened except by removing the bad odors. It is not sweetened except by removing the bad odors. So this is what the scholars stated: it is prescribed to use the miswak with the left hand. They stated this because it is the removal of a nuisance. When the nuisance is removed, the sweetness comes. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أن الأذنين من الرأس وأنهما يمسحان بمائه — islamhouse.com (56:12)
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