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RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 209 1206. Abu Musa Ash'ari relates I went to the Holy Prophet and noticed a bit of the bark of his toothbrush on his tongue (Bokhari and Muslim). 1207. Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet said: Brushing the teeth purifies the mouth and is agreeable to the Lord (Nisai and Ibn Khuzaimah). 1208. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: These are five demands of nature: Circumcision, removal of pubic hair, paring of nails, removal of the hair in the armpits and cutting close the hair on the lips (Bokhari and Muslim). 1209. Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet said: There are ten demands of nature: Cutting close the hair on the lips, letting the beard grow, brushing the teeth, cleaning out the nose, paring the nails, washing out the base of the fingers, removal of the hair in the armpits and the removal of pubic hair, washing the affected parts after a call of nature. The narrator of the hadith says that he has forgotten the tenth and thinks that it might possibly be the rinsing of the mouth (Muslim). 1210. . Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: Cut down close the hair on the lips and let the beard grow (Bokhari and Muslim). 215. . On the Obligation of Paying the Zakat. Allah the Exalted, has said: 290. . Observe Prayer and pay the Zakat (2. 44). 291. They had only been commanded to worship Allah, devoting themselves wholly to Him in full sincerity, and to observe Prayer, and to pay the Zakat. This is the enduring faith (98. 6). 292. Take a portion of their wealth as alms, that thou mayest purify them thereby and provide for their uplift and welfare (9. 103). 1211. This hadith is the same as No. 1079. 1212. Talha ibn Ubaidullah relates: A man from Nejd with rumpled hair came to the Holy Prophet. His voice reached our ears but we could not understand what he was saying till he approached close to the Holy Prophet and we understood that he was inquiring about Islam. The Holy Prophet said to him: There are five obligatory Prayers in twenty four hours. He said: Am I under obligation beyond these? The Holy Prophet answered: No, unless you were to offer voluntary Prayer; and went on to say: Then there is the fast of the