Arabic (Original)
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَلِيحِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُمِرْتُ بِالسِّوَاكِ حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَيَّ.
English Translation
Isma'il narrated to us: Layth narrated to us, from Abu Burdah, from Abu al-Malih b. Usamah, from Wathilah b. al-Asqa', who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I was commanded to use the tooth-stick, until I feared it would be made obligatory upon me."