Revive a Sunnah

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Revive a Sunnah: Rinsing the mouth after drinking
Milk or anything that has a fatty residue

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wassalam drank some milk then called for some water. Once he got the water, he rinsed his mouth then said, "It has fat." [Collected by Bukhari 211 and Muslim 358]

Imam An-Nawwawee said,"This hadeeth confirms it's recommended to rinse the mouth after drinking milk."
[Sharh Saheeh Muslim ]

Shaykh Al-Uthaymee said, "The reason why the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wassalam rinsed his mouth was because of the fat. It can be understood from this action that it's legislated to rinse the mouth from all foods which contain fat, regardless whether drank or chewed. Its good manners to rinse the mouth afterwards to remove the fat. If the substance is heavy in fat, then it's better to use siwak. For this reason the scholars say: it's sunnah to use siwak to remove any fat after eating if the smell of the mouth changed.
[ Sharh Saheeh Al-Bukahri ]

It says in al-Mawsoo‘ah al-Fiqhiyyah (38/108): Rinsing the mouth is mustahabb after one finishes eating, because of the report narrated by Suwayd ibn al-Nu‘maan (may Allah be pleased with him) according to which he went out with the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wassalam in the year of Khaybar. When they reached al-Sahba’ – which is the furthest part of Khaybar – he prayed ‘Asr then he called for food, but nothing was brought to him except saweeq (powdered roasted wheat or barley). He ordered that it be wetted with water because it was dry, and the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alayhi Wassalam ate and we ate, then he got up to pray Maghrib; he rinsed his mouth and we rinsed our mouths, then he prayed and he did not do wudoo’.

This hadeeth indicates that it is mustahabb to rinse your mouth after eating. The benefit of rinsing the mouth before starting to pray after eating saweeq, even though it is not greasy, is it may leave bits between the teeth or at the corners of the mouth, and trying to get rid of them may distract a person when he is praying. End quote. And Allah knows best.

Ya Allah, keep us on the path of those who are rightly guided, give us courage to strive like those who exert themselves fully in Thy way, and do not let us be among the negligent who have gone far in their forgetfulness, forgive us on the Day of Judgment. and grant us Jannatul Firdous with you Mercy, Ya Rabb
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