The Ruling on Using the Miswak During Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is using the miswak during prayer an obligatory matter, or is it a matter of the Sunnah and recommendation?
Answer:
It is a confirmed Sunnah. One should use it to remove any bad smell from the mouth and to face the prayer and the Qur'an with a mouth free from unpleasant odors.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is using the miswak during prayer an obligatory matter, or is it a matter of the Sunnah and recommendation?
Answer:
It is a confirmed Sunnah. One should use it to remove any bad smell from the mouth and to face the prayer and the Qur'an with a mouth free from unpleasant odors.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الفرائض — islamhouse.com (58:53)
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