Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmathullahi Wa Barakathuhu!
Have you ever really thought about the "DAY" you have spent?
Will that "Day" Please Almighty Allah?
Or
Did you just waste that "Day" without pleasing your Almighty?
Remember always your Lifespan is...
•Miswak should not be longer than one's hand span (the distance between the tip of the thumb and that of the little finger when the hand is fully extended) as Satan sits on the Miswak longer than this.
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•The strands of Miswak should be soft; otherwise, they might cause space between teeth and gums.
•Use a fresh Miswak, if available. Otherwise, place it in a glass of water to make it soft.
•Trim the strands of Miswak every day as they are beneficial so long as they have some bitterness.
•Brush your teeth horizontally with Miswak.
•Always brush your teeth with Miswak at least thrice.
•And wash it after every use.
•Hold the Miswak in the right hand in such a manner that the little finger remains at the bottom, and the middle three fingers remain on it while the thumb remains at the top (near the soft strands that are used to brush the teeth).
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•Brush (with Miswak) the upper teeth of the right side first and then the left. Thereafter, clean the lower teeth again starting from the right and then the left.
•To use Miswak while one is lying on his back can cause the spleen to enlarge.
•To use Miswak when held in fist can cause piles.
•Miswak is a pre-Wudu Sunnah.
•However, it becomes Sunnah al-Mu'akkadah when foul smell emanates from the mouth. [Fatawa Razawiyyah, Vol. 1, Page 223]
•Don't throw away the used bristles or used Miswak. Instead, place it at a safer place e.g. bury under the ground or sink into the sea etc. as it is sacred, being tool for acting upon a Sunnah. [Bahar-e- Shari'at, Vol. 1, Page 294, Durr-e-Mukhtar wa Radd al-Muhtar, Vol. 1, Page 250]
How to hold the Miswak
According to 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) hold the Miswak in the right hand so that the small finger is below the Miswak and the thumb is below the tip and the other fingers are on top of the Miswak. Do not hold it in the fist as there is a chance of illness.
