Arabic : Book 2, Hadith 145
Malik Muwatta: Hadith 145
2. Purity
موطأ مالك
145
Malik Muwattaوَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ "
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu 'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Were it not that I would be overburdening my community I would have ordered them to use a tooth-stick."
Reference: USC-MSA web (English) : Book 2, Hadith 116
Arabic : Book 2, Hadith 145
Arabic : Book 2, Hadith 145