Is it valid to analogize using the miswak with the left hand to istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself)?
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The questioner : I say that the impurity in the mouth is different from the impurity that comes out of the two passages. The argument is that since it is for removing impurity, it is done with the left hand?
The Shaykh : No, they say that some of the impurity from it is najasah (ritually impure) and filthy, while some is less than that.
The questioner : In addition to the fact that using the miswak requires skill, unlike istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself)?
The Shaykh : What kind of skill, and what?
The questioner : Do you mean that a person who is not left-handed is unable to use the miswak with his left hand?
The Shaykh : No, not a left-handed person.
The questioner : No, I mean a person who is not left-handed; is he unable to use his left hand for something he uses to clean himself?
The Shaykh : Strange. No, no. Now we use the miswak with our left hand and we are perfectly in control of it.
The questioner : Questions were not prevented so that they could be answered.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, correct. The author says: “And one should use the miswak horizontally, starting with the right side of his mouth”. The discussion regarding the miswak has ended. So the miswak is a recommended practice (sunnah), and one should use a soft twig that is not broken or harmful. It becomes more emphasized in five places.
The Shaykh : No, they say that some of the impurity from it is najasah (ritually impure) and filthy, while some is less than that.
The questioner : In addition to the fact that using the miswak requires skill, unlike istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself)?
The Shaykh : What kind of skill, and what?
The questioner : Do you mean that a person who is not left-handed is unable to use the miswak with his left hand?
The Shaykh : No, not a left-handed person.
The questioner : No, I mean a person who is not left-handed; is he unable to use his left hand for something he uses to clean himself?
The Shaykh : Strange. No, no. Now we use the miswak with our left hand and we are perfectly in control of it.
The questioner : Questions were not prevented so that they could be answered.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, correct. The author says: “And one should use the miswak horizontally, starting with the right side of his mouth”. The discussion regarding the miswak has ended. So the miswak is a recommended practice (sunnah), and one should use a soft twig that is not broken or harmful. It becomes more emphasized in five places.