Explanation of the author's statement: "The Chapter on the Miswak and the Sunnahs of Wudu"

The Shaykh :"The Chapter on the Miswak and the Sunnahs of Wudu". The word *sawak* is a verbal noun (fa'il) derived from *sawaka yasuuku* or from *tasawwaka yatasawwaku*. It is used to refer to both the action and the tool. The tool is the stick used for cleaning the teeth, made from the *arak* tree. It is correct to say "this is a *sawak*" just as one says "this is a *muswak*." It is also said that the *sawak* is a *sunnah*, meaning the act of using it. As for the author's statement "and the Sunnahs of Wudu", this is unusual. However, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned it here. The reason for its unusualness is that the *sunnahs* of an act of worship are typically mentioned after the act itself. That is, the scholars describe the act of worship and its characteristics, then state what is obligatory, what is a pillar, what is obligatory, and what is a *sunnah*, after the person has formed a mental image of the act. This is because a person cannot visualize an act of worship without knowing its characteristics. Now, I will say that in this chapter, some scholars titled it "The Chapter on the Miswak and the Sunnahs of Fitrah." The *sawak* and the *sunnahs* of *fitrah*. The connection here is clear because the *sawak* is part of the *fitrah*. Some others titled it "The Miswak and the Sunnahs of Wudu," establishing the connection by stating that since the *sawak* is one of the *sunnahs* of *wudu*, the remaining *sunnahs* were paired with it. Otherwise, the principle is that *sunnahs* are mentioned after the obligatory acts and pillars, as they did in the Book of Prayer, where they mentioned the *sunnahs* after the obligatory acts.