Hadith 362

Chapter 9

باب 9

(9) باب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ اللَّوْ

(9) Chapter: What uses of Al-Lau are allowed (FR)
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ ".

Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Were I not afraid that it would be hard on my followers, I would order them to use the siwak (as obligatory, for cleaning the teeth). (FR)

Reference (FR): Sahih al-Bukhari 7240 (FR)

In-book reference (FR): Book 94, Hadith 15 (FR)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 9, Book 90, Hadith 346 (FR)