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Using a tasbeeh

· 9 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Its mentioned in the hadith to use fingers while doing tasbeeh. So if someone were to use beads instead of fingers just because he likes it more than doing on fingers, is it the same as hating what Allah has revealed? Is it an act of kufr?

See the intrpretation of the meaning of the verses.

- 47:8 But those who disbelieve - for them is misery, and He will waste their deeds.

- 47:9 That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.

The reason why i quoted it is that Prophet Muhammad (sallalalahu alaihi wasallam) said according to hadith that when we do tasbeeh then do it on the fingers. Now if I prefer to do tasbeeh on beads because its interesting than fingers (i feel like this) am I disliking what Allah has revealed (to obey prophet)?

Answer

It is permissible to use a tasbeeh. Its permissibility is established from the Hadith.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن كنانة، عن صفية رضي الله عنها قالت: دخل علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وبين يدي أربعة آلاف نواة أسبح بهن، فقال: يا بنت حيي ما هذا قلت: أسبح بهن، قال: قد سبحت منذ قمت على رأسك أكثر من هذا قلت: علمني يا رسول الله، قال: قولي سبحان الله عدد ما خلق من شيء (المستدرك على الصحيحين للحاكم، الرقم:2008، هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد ولم يخرجاه وله شاهد من حديث المصريين بإسناد أصح من هذا)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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