The Toothpick

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah عليه السلام, once said to me, ‘Jibril came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم with the toothbrush, toothpick and cupping.’”

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Mahbub from Wahab ibn ‘Abd Rabbibhi who has said the following: “I once saw abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, using toothpicks and I looked at him (the Imam). He (the Imam) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah would use a toothpick; it cleanses the mouth.’”

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ibrahim al-Hadhdha’ from Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Asadiy from a man who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم once gave a toothpick to Ja‘far ibn abu Talib عليه السلام, and said, ‘O Ja‘far use a toothpick. It is beneficial for the mouth’ or he said, ‘It is beneficial for the gums and attracts sustenance.’”

5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ariy from ibn al-Qaddah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم has said, ‘You must use a toothpick it is beneficial for the gums and the molars.’”

6. A group of our companions narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Ash'ari, from Ibn al-Qaddah, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "The Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: 'Use a toothpick, for it cleans the mouth and is beneficial for the gums.'"

7. A group of our companions narrated from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdullah, from his father, from Ali ibn al-Nu’man, from Ya'qub ibn Shu'ayb, from someone who informed him that Abu al-Hasan عليه السلام was brought a selection of prepared toothpicks while he was in the house of Fadl ibn Yunus. He took one piece from them and discarded the rest.

8. Ali ibn Ibrahim narrated from his father, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Ibrahim ibn Abdul-Hamid, from Abu al-Hasan عليه السلام, who said: "Do not use a basil twig or a pomegranate branch as a toothpick, for they both can stimulate the nerve of leprosy."

9. Ali narrated from Muhammad ibn Isa, from Yunus ibn Abd al-Rahman, from someone who mentioned it from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "Whoever uses a reed as a toothpick will not have any of their wishes fulfilled for six days."

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim narrated from his father, from al-Nawfali, from al-Sukuni, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم forbade the use of reeds and basil twigs as toothpicks."

11. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from certain ones who narrated who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله used to use anything he could find to clean between his teeth, except for palm leaves and reeds.'”