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Sunan Abi Dawud 57 — Siwak After Waking Before Wudu
Using The Siwak When Praying The (Voluntary) Night Prayer
Hadith About Siwak After Waking Before Wudu
Sunan Abi Dawud : 57
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 57
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ لاَ يَرْقُدُ مِنْ لَيْلٍ وَلاَ نَهَارٍ فَيَسْتَيْقِظُ إِلاَّ تَسَوَّكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) did not get up after sleeping by night or by day without using the tooth-stick before performing ablution.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 57In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 57English translation : Book 1, Hadith 56
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 57
This hadith about siwak after waking before wudu describes a steady habit of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Aishah reports that he did not wake after sleeping by night or by day without using the tooth-stick before performing ablution. The meaning is easy to understand: after sleep, before wudu, he would use siwak. The report mentions both night and day sleep, so the habit is not limited to one time of day in this narration. It does not mention the length of sleep or add extra rules. For readers searching for a miswak before wudu hadith, this is a direct report about mouth cleaning before ablution after waking.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used siwak after waking from sleep.
- The narration mentions both night sleep and day sleep.
- He used the tooth-stick before performing ablution.
- The hadith shows a regular habit of mouth cleanliness after waking.
