Hadith 91

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 3: Purification

Chapter 4

The tooth-stick - Section 1

باب السواك - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 382
وَعَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
" أَرْبَعٌ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ: الْحَيَاءُ وَيُرْوَى الْخِتَانُ وَالتَّعَطُّرُ وَالسِّوَاكُ وَالنِّكَاحُ "
Abu Ayyub reported God’s messenger as saying, “Four characteristics pertain to the practices of the messengers:

modesty (but some say circumcision), the use of perfume, the use of the tooth-stick, and marriage.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.