The ruling on using a misbaha (prayer beads) in tasbih to keep count
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Question:
He says: After the obligatory prayer, I use a misbaha to keep count in the tasbih.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that if the intention is only to keep count. However, if he believes that the misbaha has a virtue and that it is the symbol of the righteous, that is not permissible. This is the practice of the Sufis, who take it as their symbol; that is not permissible. Yes.
He says: After the obligatory prayer, I use a misbaha to keep count in the tasbih.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that if the intention is only to keep count. However, if he believes that the misbaha has a virtue and that it is the symbol of the righteous, that is not permissible. This is the practice of the Sufis, who take it as their symbol; that is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7035- حكم استعمال المسبحة في التسبيح لضبط العدد - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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