Re: Miswaak and its Benefits
No one till today was able to explain the reason that how brush and toothpaste ( provided the component of both are not haram) can makrooh the fast.
Please go through the whole post and let me know if u can explain to me why
it is considered haram.. may be iam wrong, if u can prove it then i wll do toba andnever repeat the act again..
but try to explain.. with reasoning as every thing in Islam is for a reason.
No one said Toothpaste and Toothbrush is Haraam, so lets not go overboard and bring in "I think, or In my opinion", Islam is based on facts not opinions.
If a non muslims asked you, give me one logical reasoning, as to how the Miraaj Happened and how Allah swt exists. What reasons are you going to give him?
Do you really think, EVERYTHING in islam is based on reason? If it was, we would've discovered everything ourselves no? Why would there be a need for a messenger to come down and teach us religion?
Bro therez something called faith.
The only reason toothpaste is makrooh is, because you wouldnt' take candy in your mouth while fasting either, even if you keep it in your teeth, you think the lil tiny bit of sugar wont make it into your stomach?
Miswaak is natural its a tree, it excretes no substance of its own. Toothpaste is a paste with different chemicals and sweetners in it, to use that during fasting, is that really logical?
In the end, my job was to show you why it was makrooh and why the Prophet pbuh made it makruuh.
And this thread is about Miswaak and it's benefit, and miswaak is a form of ibaadah, for example:
"Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (R) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam) said: 'Was it not for my fear of imposing a difficulty on my Ummah
I would have ordered that the Miswaak be used for every Salaat, and delay in
Eshaa prayer '." (BUKHARI)
"Ibn Umar (R) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam) said: 'Make a regular practice of the Miswaak, for verily, it is
healthy for the mouth and it is a Pleasure for the Creator (i.e. Allah is
pleased with the Muslim who uses the Miswaak)'." (BUKHARI)
Now you said that the emphasize is on cleaning your mouth. WHY would the prophet pbuh say "use miswaak", why didn't he just say "keep your mouths clean".
See where it makes sense now?
If you know anything about the seerah of the Prophet pbuh, you'd know that he left nothing in question, everytime he talked, every word of his was heavy and had weight, he said things for a reasons, or else he didn't talk. Every word was of guidance, and every action the same.
So when he mentions miswaak, in not just htese hadiths but MANY other husn hadiths, then why are we in denial?
No one condemns toothbrushes or toothpaste, I use them myself, but I use miswaak now too, because it is what was mentioned by the prophet pbuh.
And hey, my mouth is clean!
THe emphasize of his traditions are on the things he says and shows, not on the IDEA out of them, infact if you notice, the specific things he mentions, allow us to achieve a clean mouth, while gaining sawaab, AND getting the benefits of the miswaak tree.
Its just as simple as, APPLE > Healthy and DEEP FRIED CHICKEN > Unhealthy.
Both things are considered food and you eat it, but which one is good for you?
That doesnt' mean toothpaste is good for you, it shows that there are ideal things shown by the Prophet pbuh and there are things that fullfill needs on a worldly basis.
So the choice is just up to us, to learn and do things for ALlah and not ourselves.
May Allah guide us all ameen.
