The Digital Tasbih and the Ruling on Using It for Dhikr
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: A digital tasbih has become popular, which is a ring or a watch used for dhikr, where numbers appear when pressed. What is the ruling on this tasbih?
Answer:
I mean, he has no thought, and he does not keep track of the dhikr except by the numbers, so he is lost in his mind. If he does not keep the dhikr present in his mind, it is just an automatic machine. He must keep the dhikr present in his mind and count on his fingers, my brother. The fingers are better than the tasbih. He counts on his fingers according to the number of dhikrs, and this is better than the tasbih. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: A digital tasbih has become popular, which is a ring or a watch used for dhikr, where numbers appear when pressed. What is the ruling on this tasbih?
Answer:
I mean, he has no thought, and he does not keep track of the dhikr except by the numbers, so he is lost in his mind. If he does not keep the dhikr present in his mind, it is just an automatic machine. He must keep the dhikr present in his mind and count on his fingers, my brother. The fingers are better than the tasbih. He counts on his fingers according to the number of dhikrs, and this is better than the tasbih. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2225] السبحة الرقمية وحكم استعمالها في التسبيح - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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