Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
I asked 'Ā'ishah, saying: What did the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) use to start with upon entering his house? She said: With the Siwāk (toothstick)
عَنِ شُرَيْحٍ بنِ هانِئٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ، قُلْتُ: بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ يَبْدَأُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا دَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ؟ قَالَتْ: بِالسِّوَاكِ.
Translation
Shurayh ibn Hāni’ reported: I asked 'Ā'ishah, saying: What did the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) use to start with upon entering his house? She said: With the Siwāk (toothstick).
Explanation
It was from the practice of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) to start with the Siwāk upon entering his house, whether at night or during the day.
Source
صحيح مسلم (1/ 220) (253).
بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 341).
نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (2/ 851).
المنهاج شرح صحيح مسلم بن الحجاج، النووي (3/ 144).
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