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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 @ 10:21 PM

i just found out that all my heroes are parasites

Dawn.

The call to prayer goes off as i lumber myself off to the bathroom like a rotting zombie. Usually i'd just stand real close to the bathroom door to terrify my dad of my horrible morning face. Its what gets me laughing, but today, i am just too tired.

Then comes wudhu along with its famous ice cold water, like just any other Yugoslavia morning. Frozen and chilled to the bone, a feeling of weariness takes over me as i laid out the prayer mat. Prayed as fast as I could.

The last chapter of this dawn begins: the dua. Unfortunately, as I was asking for Allah's mercy, I got some of my bad breath bouncing off my hand and going into my nostril instead. This struck me like a fist in the face, like an ice cube on fire, like a salt in the wound. Man, i hated that smell.

And so I thought to myself, if i wouldnt dare talking to people in public with the breath, how dare I talk to my Creator with this llama breath.

So i told myself to make it a point to start brushing my teeth before every prayer, not only just for Subuh prayer.

Abu Malik Ash’ari related that Rasulullah (saw) said: Cleanliness is half of the religion.

[Sahih Muslim]

‘Aishah related that Rasulullah (saw) said: The toothstick purifies the mouth, and pleases Allah.

[Sahih Bukhari]

Abu Hurairah related that Rasulullah (saw) said: If I did not find it difficult for my followers, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Miswak for every Salat.

[Sahih Bukhari & Muslim]

Indeed what the Prophet (saw) said was true, it is difficult. But, as the cliche Islamic statement goes, the greater the struggle, the greater reward one would get.

Look, i say whether you have miswak or not, i would still prefer and recommend you use toothbrushes and Colgate instead of the Miswak. Why? The Miswak, it was the best instrument to clean the mouth with at that time and age.

Right now, the best instrument is the toothbrush.

So brush your teeth before every solat! ( if i was a Muslim dentist i'd say that to my patients)