What is the ruling on tasbih (remembrance of Allah) with a misbaha (prayer beads)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
Answer:
What is the ruling on using prayer beads for dhikr? Taking them as a symbol and believing that they are prescribed and that there is blessing in them is not permissible; this is the practice of the Sufis. As for the one who takes them without believing in them or believing that there is any virtue in them, but only uses them for counting, there is nothing wrong with that. A fatwa was issued by the Permanent Committee during the time of Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him). If this is the distinction, then this is the distinction in it, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
Answer:
What is the ruling on using prayer beads for dhikr? Taking them as a symbol and believing that they are prescribed and that there is blessing in them is not permissible; this is the practice of the Sufis. As for the one who takes them without believing in them or believing that there is any virtue in them, but only uses them for counting, there is nothing wrong with that. A fatwa was issued by the Permanent Committee during the time of Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him). If this is the distinction, then this is the distinction in it, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [263 -308] ما حكم التسبيح بالمسبحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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