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Jami at-Tirmidhi 22 — Using Siwak for Every Prayer
What Has Been Related About Siwak
Siwak Hadith Before Every Prayer
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 22
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 22
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كِلاَهُمَا عِنْدِي صَحِيحٌ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ . وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ إِنَّمَا صَحَّ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ . وَأَمَّا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ فَزَعَمَ أَنَّ حَدِيثَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ أَصَحُّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ وَعَلِيٍّ وَعَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَحُذَيْفَةَ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ وَأَنَسٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ وَأَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَتَمَّامِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ وَأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَوَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah'S Messenger Said: "If It Were Not That It Would Be Difficult On My Nation, Then I Would Have Ordered Them To Use The Siwak For Each Prayer."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 22In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 22English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 22
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 22
This siwak hadith shows how much the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم encouraged clean breath and readiness for prayer. Abu Hurairah narrated that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if it were not difficult for his nation, he would have ordered them to use the siwak for each prayer. The teaching is gentle and practical. Siwak before prayer is presented as something loved and important, yet the wording also shows mercy. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not want to place hardship on his people. So the hadith about siwak and prayer combines two ideas: care for cleanliness before standing in prayer, and care for the ease of the worshippers. It reminds us that worship should be approached with cleanliness, but not with needless burden.
What we learn from this hadith
- Using siwak before prayer is strongly encouraged in this narration.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cared about clean preparation for each prayer.
- The wording shows mercy by avoiding hardship for the community.
- Good habits in worship should be kept with ease and balance.
