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Publication Assessment Of Miswak Practice Among Tabligh Followers(Zes Rokman Resources, 2016) ;Nor Haliza Mat Baharin ;Ahmad Zharif Ibrahim ;Nurul Munirah AsaHaslinda RamliThe Islamic scholars proposed various techniques in using miswak according to the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H. In Malaysia, the use of miswak as an oral hygiene aid is popular among tabligh followers which is a group of Islamic preachers. They are known to routinely practice the sunnah of the Prophet P.B.U.H. including the use of miswak. The aim of this study is to assess the miswak practice among tabligh followers. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. Forty tabligh followers who visited Masjid Jamek Sri Petaling were selected and they were required to answer the questionnaire. The usage method of miswak was also observed. Descriptive analysis was done on the usage method of miswak. Various techniques of holding the miswak were then compared with area covered during brushing with Chi-square test. Thirty-seven participants were included in the study as 3 incomplete questionnaires were excluded. 73% of the participants used both toothbrush and miswak while the remaining 27% use miswak only. Less than half of the participants omitted on brushing the palatal sites (41.9%) and lingual sites (40.5%) of the posterior teeth. 78.4% of the participants hold the miswak with three fingers on the upper part of the miswak. For brushing technique, they angulate the miswak perpendicularly (81.1%) and then move it vertically (56.8%). However, the technique of holding the miswak was not related to the area covered during brushing (p=0.455). In conclusion, similar technique of miswak use was applied by most of the participants although there were variations in holding the miswak and brushing technique. Nonetheless the technique used in holding the miswak did not have significant impact on the area of the teeth covered while brushing. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Publication The Influence of Hadiths and Islamic Scholars’ Opinions on Current Miswak Practice(USIM Press, 2020-05) ;Ahmad Zharif Ibrahim ;Nor Haliza Mat Baharin ;Nurul Munirah AsaHaslinda RamliMiswak has been used as a tooth cleaning tool for thousands of years throughout the world. Following the introduction of the toothbrush, the usage of miswak is reducing but still exist especially among Muslims. Muslims are still using it as it is part of sunnah and is highly recommended by the Prophet P.B.U.H. Although there are numerous hadiths on the importance of miswak use, there are limited authentic resources on the methods of its usage. The technique of using miswak nowadays might be different from the method recommended in those authentic resources. To investigate the practice of miswak among current users and the miswak practice according to hadiths and Islamic scholars. A cross-sectional descriptive study among miswak users in Sri Petaling, Selangor using purposive sampling. Questionnaires on various aspects of miswak practice as oral hygiene tools were distributed among consented participants. The results were analysed descriptively and compared with miswak practice mentioned in hadiths and scholar’s recommendation. There were 37 subjects participated in the study. Several routines and practices explained in hadiths and Islamic scholars’ recommendations were practised by the participants. The use of miswak prior to ablution and prayer was highly recommended by the Prophet P.B.U.H and was practised by all participants (100%). Half of the participants used miswak upon waking up from sleep (59%) and 76% of them clean their tongue with miswak. All participants use miswak that is not too dry or too wet as suggested by an Islamic scholar. Majority of them (83.8%) cut the miswak stick before they use it and 35% of them soaked the miswak stick before use. Most of the current miswak users are practising the miswak as oral hygiene tool following the guidelines mentioned in hadiths and recommendations by Islamic scholars although there are some parts of miswak practice mentioned in hadiths and scholars’ recommendations were found not to be practised by the subjects and vice versa