8/29. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 725 — Siwak While Fasting
What Has Been Related About The Siwak For The Fasting Person
Siwak While Fasting Hadith and Its Simple Meaning
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 725
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 725
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا لاَ أُحْصِي يَتَسَوَّكُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ يَرَوْنَ بِالسِّوَاكِ لِلصَّائِمِ بَأْسًا إِلاَّ أَنَّ بَعْضَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ كَرِهُوا السِّوَاكَ لِلصَّائِمِ بِالْعُودِ الرَّطْبِ وَكَرِهُوا لَهُ السِّوَاكَ آخِرَ النَّهَارِ وَلَمْ يَرَ الشَّافِعِيُّ بِالسِّوَاكِ بَأْسًا أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ وَلاَ آخِرَهُ وَكَرِهَ أَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ السِّوَاكَ آخِرَ النَّهَارِ .
‘Abdullah bin ‘Amir bin Rabi’ah Narrated from:
Abdullah bin Amir bin Rabi'ah narrated from his father who said: "I Saw The Prophet - (A Number Of Times) Such That I Was Not Able To Count - Using The Siwak While He Was Fasting."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 725In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 44English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 725
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 725
This siwak while fasting hadith is clear and easy to picture. Abdullah bin Amir bin Rabi'ah narrates from his father that he saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم using the siwak while fasting so many times that he could not count them. The report focuses on a repeated practice, not a single rare moment. It shows that cleaning the mouth with siwak was seen from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم during fasting. The added notes in the Arabic mention that people of knowledge generally saw no harm in siwak for the fasting person, while some differed about a wet stick or later part of the day. The main point from the hadith itself is simple: siwak and fasting appear together in the Prophet’s practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was observed using siwak while fasting many times.
- Personal cleanliness can remain part of a fasting day.
- The narration is based on repeated observation by a Companion.
- The added scholarly note records some difference about details, not the basic report.
