The Benefits Of Miswak

Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates that
Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:
Were it not (for the fear) of overburdening my
Ummah, I would have ordered them to (brush
their teeth with) Siwak at every Salat.
(Muslim)
Note: Siwak or Miswak is a natural tooth
brush prepared from the roots or branches of
various trees and bushes. The most common
and beneficial is that of the root of the
Salvadora Persica, a wild desert plant known
in Arabic as Arak, and in Urdu as Peelu.
‘A’ishah Radiyallahu ‘anha narrates that Nabi
Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said: The Siwak is
a means of purifying the mouth and pleasing
the Rabb.
(Nasai)
Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates that
Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said
once on a Friday: O Community of Muslims!
Allah has made this day an ‘Eid for you, so
take a bath and needfully brush your teeth
with Siwak (toothstick).
(Tabarani, Majma’uz-Zawaid)
Abu Ayyub Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates that
Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:
Four characteristics pertain to the practices of
the Prophets (Messengers): Modesty, use of
perfume, use of Siwak, and marriage.
(Tirmidhi)
Abu Umamah Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates that
Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:
Whenever Jibrail ‘Alaihis salam came to me
he stressed the use of Siwak to the extent that
I feared (from the excessive use of Siwak) I
may injure my gums.
(Musnad Ahmad)
‘A’ishah Radiyallahu ‘anha narrates that
whenever Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi
wasallam slept in the night or day, as he
awoke he would brush his teeth with Siwak
before performing Wudu.
(Abu Dawud)
‘A’ishah Radiyallahu ‘anha narrates that
Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:
Two Rak’at (of Salat offered) with Siwak, are
superior in virtue to seventy Rak’at (offered)
without Siwak.
(Bazzar, Majma-’uz-Zawaid)
‘Ali Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates that
Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:
Verily, when an ‘Abd (the slave of Allah) uses
the Siwak, then stands in Salat, an angel
stands behind him, listening closely to his
recitation. He then draws closer and closer to
him, until he places his mouth upon the
mouth (of the one reciting the Qur’an).
Whatever he recites from the Qur’an, it enters
inside the angel; so purify your mouths (with
Siwak) for (the recitation of) the Qur’an.
(Musnad, Bazzar. Majma-’uz-Zawaid)