Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
tabarani:18484Abū Khalīfah > ʿAlī b. al-Madīnī > Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm Wjarīr > Layth > Abū Burdah > Abū al-Malīḥ > Wāthilah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to use the toothstick until I feared that it would be prescribed for me."  

الطبراني:١٨٤٨٤حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيُّ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وجَرِيرٌ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَقَدْ أُمِرْتُ بِالسِّوَاكِ حَتَّى لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ عَلَيَّ»  


See similar narrations below:

Collected by Aḥmad, Suyūṭī
ahmad:16007Ismāʿīl > Layth > Abū Burdah > Abū Malīḥ b. Usāmah > Wāthilah b. al-Asqaʿ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to use the tooth stick until I feared that it would be prescribed for me."  

أحمد:١٦٠٠٧حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَلِيحِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُمِرْتُ بِالسِّوَاكِ حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَيَّ