Question

Is this Hadith authentic?

Sa’id ibn Jubayr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says:

“By keeping the miswak on the ground if a person becomes mad [majnun], he should blame none other than himself.”

Is this why they say that it is recommended to keep the miswak standing instead of keeping it horizontal?

 

Answer

This is not a Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ’alayhi wa sallam).

In the quote you have provided, it is cited as the statement of the famous Tabi’i; Sa’id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah).

This appears in several fiqh books like the following:

Halabatul Mujalli, vol. 1, section on the miswak,

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 115

Al-I’lam, bi fawaidi ‘Umdatil Ahkam, vol. 1, pg. 564

These sources cite Imam Hakeem Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) to have quoted this, without any mention of a chain.

However, after citing this, [among other etiquettes of the miswak] Hafiz Ibnul Mulaqqin (rahimahullah)- a renowned Hadith master and Faqih- states:

“These are good etiquettes that one should adopt, as they are a source of good.”

(Al-I’lam, bi fawaidi ‘Umdatil Ahkam, vol. 1, pg. 564)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,

Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

حلبة المجلي: (ج: ١، فصل المسواك، ص: ٦٢)
ولا يضع سواكه السواك إذا وضعته عرضا وانصبه نصبا؛ فإنه يروى عن سعيد بن جبير قال: من وضع سواكه بالأرض فجنّ من ذلك فلا يلومنّ إلا نفسه، انتهى. 

رد المحتار: (١/ ١١٥)
(قوله: وإلا فخطر الجنون) فإنه يروى عن سعيد بن جبير قال: من وضع سواكه بالأرض فجن من ذلك فلا يلومن إلا نفسه، حلية عن الحكيم الترمذي.

الإعلام بفوائد عمدة الأحكام: (١/ ٥٦٤)
ونقل بعض المالكية عن الغزالي أنه نص على أن ما ينفصل بالسواك من الطعام المتغير المتعلق بالأسنان محرم أكله، وهو غريب. قال -أعني الترمذي [الحكيم]: ولا يمس بالسواك شيئًا فإن ذلك يورث العمى. قال: ولا تضع السواك إذا وضعته عرضًا وانصبه نصبًا، فإنه يروى عن سعيد بن جبير قال: «من وضع سواكه بالأرض فجن [من ذلك] فلا يلومنَّ إلَّا نفسه». وهذه آداب حسنة ينبغي استعمالها فإنه لا تجلب إلَّا خيرًا.


Moulana Muhammad A


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