Remembrance 1 from Chapter 70

Allāhumma bārik lī fīhi yā Arḥama-r-Rāḥimīn.

One ought, when about to recite the Qur’ān, to clean the mouth with a siwāk. It is preferable that the siwāk be from a twig of the Arak tree, but it is permissible with any other twig, and with Cyperus, potash or saltwort, or with a coarse rag or anything else that cleans. The siwāk should be used horizontally, starting from the right side of the mouth, and one should make the intention to fulfil the Sunnah. When using siwāk one should say: O Allah, bless me in it, O Most Merciful of those who show mercy.

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