Hadith 39370

Muwatta Malik (IT)

موطأ مالك

114
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ " .


Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Were it not that I would be overburdening mycommunity I would have ordered them to use a tooth-stick." (IT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 2, Hadith 116 (IT)

Arabic reference (IT): Book 2, Hadith 145 (IT)