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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Purification

Sahih Muslim 255b

Chapter: Siwak (tooth-stick)

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 255b

Narrator:Hudhayfah

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ‏.‏ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَمْ يَقُولُوا لِيَتَهَجَّدَ ‏.‏

This hadith is reported from Hudaifa by another chain of transmitters. Whenever he (the Holy Prophet) got up in the night, they (the transmitters) have not mentioned the words:

for offering Tahajjud prayer.

Reported by Muslim (No. 255b, 255a).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( إِذَا قَامَ لِيَتَهَجَّد يَشُوص فَاهُ بِالسِّوَاكِ ) أَمَّا التَّهَجُّد فَهُوَ الصَّلَاة فِي اللَّيْل , وَيُقَال : هَجَدَ الرَّجُل إِذَا نَامَ , وَتَهَجَّدَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ الْهُجُود وَهُوَ النَّوْم بِالصَّلَاةِ , كَمَا يُقَال : تَحَنَّثَ وَتَأَثَّمَ وَتَحَرَّجَ إِذَا اِجْتَنَبَ الْحِنْث وَالْإِثْم وَالْحَرَج. وَأَمَّا قَوْله : ( يَشُوص فَاهُ بِالسِّوَاكِ ) فَهُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْيَاء وَضَمّ الشِّين الْمُعْجَمَة وَبِالصَّادِ الْمُهْمَلَة , وَالشَّوْص دَلْك الْأَسْنَان بِالسِّوَاكِ عَرْضًا , قَالَهُ اِبْن الْأَعْرَابِيّ وَإِبْرَاهِيم الْحَرْبِيّ وَأَبُو سُلَيْمَان الْخَطَّابِيّ وَآخَرُونَ , وَقِيلَ : هُوَ الْغُسْل , قَالَ الْهَرَوِيُّ وَغَيْره , وَقِيلَ : التَّنْقِيَة , قَالَهُ أَبُو…

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