Chapter: The Excellence of using Miswak (Tooth-Stick)
Not gradedRiyad as-Salihin 1200
وعن شريح بن هانئ قال: قلت لعائشة، رضي الله عنها: بأي شيء كان يبدأ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دخل بيته. قالت: بالسواك. ((رواه مسلم)).
Shuraih bin Hani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I asked 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "What was the first thing which the Prophet (ﷺ) would do when he entered his house?" She replied: "He would use Miswak (tooth-stick)."
[Muslim].
Reported by Muslim (No. 253a), Abu Dawud (No. 51), An-Nasa’i (No. 8) and Ahmad (No. 23015, 24414). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 1200).
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).
بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ كَانَ يَبْدَأُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا دَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ قَالَتْ بِالسِّوَاكِ .