أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ :" لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي، لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِهِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ "، قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّد : يَعْنِي : السِّوَاكَ

Muhammad bin Ahmad told us, Sufyan told us, on the authority of Abu al-Zinad, on the authority of al-Araj, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, may God be pleased with him, on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “If it were not that I would make it difficult for my nation, I would have commanded them to use it at every prayer.” Abu Muhammad said: This means: the siwak.