Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي عُقْبَةُ بْنُ مُكَرَّمٍ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَعَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ.
English Translation
It was narrated from Hadrat Abu Hurairah and from `Ubaidullah bin Abi Rafi`, from his father, from `Hadrat Ali (may Allah be well pleased with him), that they (Hadrat Abu Hurairah and ‘Ali) said: the Noble Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) stated: `Were it not that it would be too difficult for the ummah, I would have commanded them to use the siwak at the time of every prayer.”