The Miswak and the Hand Used with It
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The questioner:
and peace be upon him. He said about it that it is a purifier for the teeth and a stage for the pledge, and in another hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) does not like the second one to purify his face.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Busy.
The Shaykh:
Removing impurity with the left hand. Using the miswak is removing the impurity that is on the teeth and on [the gums], so it is done with the left hand. As for starting, it is done with the right side of the mouth; the one using the miswak starts with the right side of his mouth, then the left. He starts with the right. As for holding the miswak, it is done with the left hand because it is removing impurity, so it falls under the rule that whoever’s role is to remove impurity does so with the left hand.
Another questioner:
So it is not clean, but rather it has a good smell.
The Shaykh:
So removing the bad smell is removing impurity, and it is also called a purifier, and the purifier starts with the right in the mouth.
and peace be upon him. He said about it that it is a purifier for the teeth and a stage for the pledge, and in another hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) does not like the second one to purify his face.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Busy.
The Shaykh:
Removing impurity with the left hand. Using the miswak is removing the impurity that is on the teeth and on [the gums], so it is done with the left hand. As for starting, it is done with the right side of the mouth; the one using the miswak starts with the right side of his mouth, then the left. He starts with the right. As for holding the miswak, it is done with the left hand because it is removing impurity, so it falls under the rule that whoever’s role is to remove impurity does so with the left hand.
Another questioner:
So it is not clean, but rather it has a good smell.
The Shaykh:
So removing the bad smell is removing impurity, and it is also called a purifier, and the purifier starts with the right in the mouth.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 2 — islamhouse.com (42:42)
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