- Offering 2 Rak’aat having performed Miswak are better than 70 Rak’aat without Miswak.
(Attargheeb
Wattarbeeb, Vol. 1, PP. 102, Hadees 18)
- Offering Salah having performed Miswak is 70 times greater than the Salah performed without [using] Miswak.
(Shu’ab-ul-Iman,
Vol. 3, PP. 26, Hadees 2774)
- Four blessed actions are the Sunnah of the blessed Rusul: (1) Wearing ‘Itr (2) Performing Nikah (3) Using Miswak (4) Having modesty.
(Musnad
Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, Vol. 9, PP. 147, Hadees 23641)
- Perform Miswak! Don’t approach me with yellow teeth.
(Jam’-ul-Jawami’,
Vol. 1, PP. 389, Hadees 2875)
- There is a cure for every disease in Miswak other than death.
(Jami’Sagheer,
PP. 297, Hadees 4840)
- If I did not feel that it would be difficult upon my Ummah, I would have ordered them to perform Miswak with every Wudu.
(Sahih
Bukhari, Vol. 1, PP. 637)
- Make the use of Miswak necessary upon yourself because in it is the cleanliness of the mouth and it is a means of attaining the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
(Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, Vol. 2, PP. 437, Hadees 5869)
- Wudu is half of Iman, and using Miswak is half of Wudu.
(Musannaf
Ibn Abi Shaybal, Vol. 1, PP.197, Hadees 22)
- When a person stands for Salah having performed Miswak, an angel stands behind him listening to his recitation, then comes close to him up to the extent that the angel places his mouth on the reciter’s mouth.
(Al-Bahr-uz-Zakhaar,
Vol. 2, PP. 214, Hadees 603)
- Whoever takes a bath on Friday, performs Miswak, applies ‘Itr, wears fine quality clothing and then comes to the Masjid and does not step over people, but in fact performs Salah and remains silent after the arrival of the Imam (i.e. during the Khutbah) until the completion of Salah, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّforgives all of his sins that were committed during that week.
(Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal,
Vol. 4, PP. 162, Hadees 11768)
