Aslam

Praise be to Allah.

Siwaak is Sunnah, and is an act of worship when done at the

time of prayer or when doing wudoo’, because the Messenger (peace and

blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Siwaak is purifying for the mouth

and pleasing to the Lord.” Narrated by al-Nasaa’i with a saheeh isnaad from

‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her). And because he (peace and

blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Were it not that it would be too

difficult for my ummah, I would have commanded them to use the siwaak at

every prayer.” Saheeh – agreed upon. According to another version: “Were it

not that it would be too difficult for my ummah, I would have commanded them

to use the siwaak at at every wudoo’.” Narrated by Imam al-Nasaa’i with a

saheeh isnaad.

With regard to the hadeeth “Two rak’ahs with siwaak are

better than seventy rak’ahs without siwaak”, it is a da’eef (weak) hadeeth,

and is not saheeh (sound). The saheeh ahaadeeth are sufficient, praise be to

Allaah. End quote.

Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn Baaz

(26/288).

Al-Bayhaqi said concerning it in al-Sunan al-Kubra

(1/38): (It is) da’eef and its isnaad is not strong. It was narrated in both

marfoo’ and mursal reports. End quote.

Ibn al-Qayyim said in al-Manaar al-Muneef (p. 17): Its

isnaad is not strong. End quote.

It was classed as da’eef by al-Nawawi in al-Khalaasah

(1/88) and by al-Albaani in Da’eef al-Jaami’ (3519).

And Allaah knows best.