Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The miswak cleans the mouth and is a means of earning the pleasure of the Lord." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrator named Abu Atiq is Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr bin Abu Quhafa. He saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). These four individuals belong to one lineage. (That is, they are father, son, grandfather, and grandson among themselves.) All of them saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Abu Quhafa (may Allah be pleased with him), his son Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), his son Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and his son Abu Atiq (that is, Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman, may Allah be pleased with him). No one else in this Ummah has this distinction, (that is, that four generations of theirs are companions).

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I had not feared hardship for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to use the miswak at the time of every prayer."

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I had not feared hardship for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to use the miswak with every ablution for prayer."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is obligatory upon you to use the miswak, for it cleanses the mouth and is a means of earning the pleasure of the Lord."

Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I presented myself before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and with me were two individuals from the Ash'ar tribe. One of them was on my right side and the other on my left. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was using a miswak at that time. Both of them requested an official responsibility from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: By the One Who has sent you with the truth, they did not inform me about what was in their minds, nor did I have any idea that they would request an official responsibility. (Sayyiduna Abu Musa narrates) It is as if I am still seeing that scene when the miswak was under the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) lip, which he was chewing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We do not appoint in our (state) affairs the one who seeks (the position), so you both go." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, and after him, he sent Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would wake up at night (to perform voluntary prayers), he would clean his mouth with a miswak.

Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was using the miswak. The end of the miswak was on his tongue. He was making a sound of "Aa Aa."

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would enter the house, he would first use the miswak.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would wake up at night, he would clean his mouth with a miswak.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) once combined rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose (i.e., he performed both actions with a single handful of water).