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I would have ordered the siwak

Friday, December 28, 2007

لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ
Transliteration

Lawla an ashuqqa ala ummati la-amartuhum bi-s-siwaki inda kulli salah.

Translation

If I were not to be hard on my Ummah, I would have ordered them to use the siwak before every prayer.

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah·Sahih al-Bukhari 887, Sahih Muslim 252
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