Hadith: Had it not been that I might overburden the believers—or  my Ummah—I would have commanded them to use the Siwāk (toothstick) at every prayer

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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
«لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ -أَوْ: عَلَى أُمَّتِي- لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ».
[صحيح] - [متفق عليه] - [صحيح مسلم: 252]
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Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Had it not been that I might overburden the believers—or  my Ummah—I would have commanded them to use the Siwāk (toothstick) at every prayer."
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim] - [Sahih Muslim - 252]

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that if he had not been afraid of making things hard for the believers in his Ummah, he would have made it obligatory upon them to use the Siwāk with every prayer.

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Benefits from the Hadith

  1. The Prophet's compassion towards his Ummah and his fear of making things difficult for them.
  2. In principle, the Prophet's command indicates obligation unless there is evidence that it is voluntary.
  3. The recommendation and merit of using the Siwāk at every prayer.
  4. Ibn Daqīq al-Eid said: The rationale behind the recommendation of using the Siwāk when getting up to pray is that it is a state that brings one closer to Allah, which requires its being a state of perfection and cleanness to highlight the honor of such an act of worship.
  5. The general indication of the Hadīth includes using the Siwāk by the fasting person even after the sun's decline, as in the case of the Zhuhr and ‘Asr prayers.
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