Is using prayer beads for the purpose of reciting tasbih considered a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is using prayer beads for the purpose of reciting tasbih considered a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
If he believes that there is a virtue in them, then this is a religious innovation (bid'ah). But if he believes it is only for counting the tasbih, like counting with pebbles, and he does not believe there is a virtue in them, then there is nothing wrong with it. However, some scholars say it is not permissible because this is the symbol of the Sufis, and we do not permit it for the people. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is using prayer beads for the purpose of reciting tasbih considered a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
If he believes that there is a virtue in them, then this is a religious innovation (bid'ah). But if he believes it is only for counting the tasbih, like counting with pebbles, and he does not believe there is a virtue in them, then there is nothing wrong with it. However, some scholars say it is not permissible because this is the symbol of the Sufis, and we do not permit it for the people. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2947 -3022] هل استعمال السبحة لأجل التسبيح بها يعد من باب البدعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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