{"id":8884,"date":"2017-02-08T17:56:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T17:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=8884"},"modified":"2017-02-08T17:56:14","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T17:56:14","slug":"the-lenght-of-the-miswak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/the-lenght-of-the-miswak\/","title":{"rendered":"The lenght of the Miswak"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFatwa ID: 02094<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswered by <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Ustaadha Bint Salih<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tQuestion:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDoes the miswaak have to be a certain length for it to be considered Sunnah? I heard Shaitan will sit at the top if it's too big, or something to that affect.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswer:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"Bismillah\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Length of a Hand span:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe most apparent opinion is that the miswaaks length being a hand span is at the beginning of its usage (ie when it is new\/ not yet been used). So there is no harm if it shortens after that by cutting it to straighten it.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDo we mean the hand span of the user or the average hand span?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe most apparent opinion is the second (ie the average hand span) because it carries the general meaning more than the former”
\n\t(Raddul Mukhtar, Volume 1, Page 194)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAbove the preferred length of the miswaak is mentioned. However if it is longer or shorter one will still get the reward for acting upon the Sunnah of miswaak.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRegarding shaitan sitting at the top of the miswaak if it is too big, there is no such narration mentioned.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOnly Allah knows best.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWritten by Ustaadha Bint Salih<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChecked and Approved Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah         <\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDarul Ifta Birmingham.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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