Hadith #176
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَ
ةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي أَوْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ
Isnad Chain
معاوية
زائدة
محمد ي
ابن عمرو
أبي سلم
English Translation
Mu'awiyah narrated to us, he said Za'idah narrated to us, from Muhammad, meaning Ibn Amr, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه), from the Prophet ﷺ who said: 'Were it not that I would make it difficult for my ummah — or for the people — I would have ordered them to use the siwak (tooth-stick) at every prayer.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 20, Hadith 176
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 8814
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-45204