سنن أبي داود

Hadith 46

Book 1: Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

كِتَاب الطَّهَارَةِ

Chapter 25

Chapter: The Siwak.

باب السِّوَاكِ

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

Narrated Abu Hurairah: (the Prophet, ﷺ ) as saying: Were it not that I might oeverburdern the believers, I would order them to delay the night ('isha ) prayer and use the tooth-stick at the time of every prayer.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، يَرْفَعُهُ ، قَالَ : "

لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِتَأْخِيرِ الْعِشَاءِ وَبِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ

" .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 46In-book: Book 1, Hadith 46

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