Sayyiduna ‘Abdul Wahhab Sha’rani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated: Once Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Shibli Baghdadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه needed a Miswak during Wudu. He       رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه looked for it, but could not find any Miswak. Therefore, he bought a Miswak for a dinar (i.e. one coin of gold) and used it.

Some people said: You have spent so much! Who pays so much for a Miswak?’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied: Undoubtedly, in the sight of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, this world, along with all that it contains, are not even worth the wing of a mosquito. What will I answer if on the Day of Judgement, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ asks me: Why did you miss a Sunnah of My Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? Whatever wealth and possession I had given you, [in My sight], their worth was not even equal to the wing of a mosquito. So why didn’t you spend such insignificant wealth on acting upon this great Sunnah (of the Miswak)?

(Summarized from: Lawaqa-ul-Anwaar, pp. 38)

Dear Islamic brothers! Did you observe! Our pious predecessors would love the Sunnah very much. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Shibli رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه spent one dinar for the beautiful Sunnah [i.e. Miswak] of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Alas! Today, though we consider ourselves to be great lovers of the Beloved Rasool, yet we do not purchase a Miswak despite the fact that it is not even expensive. Let’s listen to three blessed Ahadees about the importance and excellence of Miswak:

1.         Make use of the Miswak necessary upon yourselves, because in this lies the cleanliness of the mouth and a cause for (attaining) the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 2, pp. 438, Hadees 5869)

2.         In Miswak, there is cure for every disease except death. (Jami’ Sagheer, pp. 297, Hadees 4840)

3.         Two Rak’aat offered after using Miswak are better than 70 Rak’aat offered without [using] Miswak. (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 1, pp. 102, Hadees 18)

Dear Islamic brothers! Let’s listen to the Madani pearls of using a Miswak, from the booklet namely, ‘163 Madani Pearls’, authored by Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat.