The Number of Tasbih, Takbir, and Tahmid After Prayer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) guided to ten tasbih, ten takbir, and ten tahmid after every prayer, and in another narration it is reported that he used to say tasbih, takbir, and tahmid thirty-three times each. He asks: Does one do this sometimes and that other time, or how was it done?
The Shaykh:
If the dhikr consists of four phrases—Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar, and La ilaha illa Allah—each is said twenty-five times, and then La ilaha illa Allah is said to complete the hundred. If it consists of three phrases—Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar—each is said thirty-three times, and La ilaha illa Allah is said to complete the hundred. The hadith has been reported in both forms: that it is four and that it is three. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It was four, each said twenty-five times. If it was three, each was said thirty-three times. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) guided to ten tasbih, ten takbir, and ten tahmid after every prayer, and in another narration it is reported that he used to say tasbih, takbir, and tahmid thirty-three times each. He asks: Does one do this sometimes and that other time, or how was it done?
The Shaykh:
If the dhikr consists of four phrases—Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar, and La ilaha illa Allah—each is said twenty-five times, and then La ilaha illa Allah is said to complete the hundred. If it consists of three phrases—Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar—each is said thirty-three times, and La ilaha illa Allah is said to complete the hundred. The hadith has been reported in both forms: that it is four and that it is three. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It was four, each said twenty-five times. If it was three, each was said thirty-three times. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 28-03-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (55:54)
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