Hadith 113
Hadith.115 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said : "When people entered the religion in large numbers, the tribe of Azd came among them with the softest hearts and the sweetest mouths. It was asked: 'O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), we understand why they have the softest hearts, but why do they have the sweetest mouths?' He (sw) said: 'They used to use siwak (toothstick) even in the pre-Islamic period.'"
115 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَمَّا دَخَلَ اَلنَّاسُ فِي اَلدِّينِ أَفْوَاجاً أَتَتْهُمُ اَلْأَزْدُ أَرَقَّهَا قُلُوباً وَ أَعْذَبَهَا أَفْوَاهاً فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ، هَذَا أَرَقُّهَا قُلُوباً عَرَفْنَاهُ فَلِمَ صَارَتْ أَعْذَبَهَا أَفْوَاهاً فَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَسْتَاكُ فِي اَلْجَاهِلِيَّةِ.
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