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Hadith 112
Hadith #
112
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
3
Section
15
Part
The Book of Taharat (Cleansing)
Chapter
Brushing One’s Teeth
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
5. Ali through his chain of narrators has narrated the following
“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘The least for brushing is using one’s fingers as a tooth brush.”
5ـ عَلِيٌّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ أَدْنَى السِّوَاكِ أَنْ تَدْلُكَ بِإِصْبَعِكَ.

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