حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَاتِکَةِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ تَسَوَّکُوا فَإِنَّ السِّوَاکَ مَطْهَرَةٌ لِلْفَمِ مَرْضَاةٌ لِلرَّبِّ مَا جَائَنِي جِبْرِيلُ إِلَّا أَوْصَانِي بِالسِّوَاکِ حَتَّی لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُفْرَضَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَی أُمَّتِي وَلَوْلَا أَنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَی أُمَّتِي لَفَرَضْتُهُ لَهُمْ وَإِنِّي لَأَسْتَاکُ حَتَّی لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ أُحْفِيَ مَقَادِمَ فَمِي
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 289
It was narrated from Abu Umâmah that the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: “Use the tooth stick, for the tooth stick purifies the mouth and is pleasing to the Lord. Jibril never came to me but he advised me to use the tooth stick, until I feared that it would be made obligatory for me and my Ummah. Were it not that I fear that it would be too difficult for my Ummah, I would have enjoined it upon them. And I use the tooth stick until I fear that I may make the front of my mouth sore.’ (i.e. my gums) (or cause my teeth to fall out due to brushing them so often).” (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020