Hazrat Ubaad Bin Abdu Samad (Allaah be pleased with him) narrates, that one day we went to the house of Hazrat Anas Bin Maalik (Allaah be pleased with him).

He said to his slave, bring the dining mat we will eat the food. She brought it and laid it. He asked, also bring the big napkin [scarf]. She also brought a napkin [scarf] which was not clean. He said, put this in the oven. She placed it in the oven in which the fire was flaming.

After some time when it, was taken out, it was as white as the milk. We were surprised and said, that what is this secret?

Hazrat Anas said, this is that napkin by which the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam) would clean his sacred mouth.

When it becomes unclean, we clean it this way by putting it in the fire. Because the thing that has touched the faces of the respected Prophets, the fire does not burn it.

(Abu Nu’aiem, Khasaais-e-Kubraa,vol-2, pg. 80, Subulal Hudaa war Rashaad,vol-10, pg. 242)

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