The Cleansing of Teeth

It has been narrated in various Ahaadees that

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam) would never go for any prayer until, he would use the Miswaak [A special soft stem of a tree used for cleaning teeth].

And whenever he would return home from somewhere, the first thing he would do was to clean his teeth with Miswaak. All this was to teach the Ummah [Followers].

Therefore, the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam) said,

Always use Miswaak because it is a cause of cleaning the mouth and the pleasure of Almighty Allaah.

Excerpt from the Book ‘Zikr e Jameel’ by Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi [Rahmatul Laah Alaieh]