What is the ruling of miswak in wudu? Is it fard, Sunnah or mustahab?
Question
What is the ruling of miswak in wudu? Is it fard, Sunnah or mustahab?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is Sunnah to do miswak when performing wudu.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Zakariya Memon
Student Darul Iftaa
Chatham, Canada
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
Daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1]
(1) (وَالسِّوَاكُ) سُنَّةٌ مُؤَكَّدَةٌ كَمَا فِي الْجَوَاهِرِ عِنْدَ الْمَضْمَضَةِ، وَقِيلَ: قَبْلَهَا، وَهُوَ لِلْوُضُوءِ عِنْدَنَا إلَّا إذَا نَسِيَهُ فَيُنْدَبُ لِلصَّلَاةِ؛ (الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين رد المحتار) (1/ 113)
(2) وَالسِّوَاكُ) بِالْكَسْرِ: بِمَعْنَى الْعُودِ الَّذِي يُسْتَاكُ بِهِ (الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين رد المحتار) (1/ 113)
(3) ومن السنّة السواك،( المحيط البرهاني (1/ 7)
(4) فتاوى محمودية ج5 رص47
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- Zakariya Memon
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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