The Ruling on Using the Misbaha and the Time of the Last Third of the Night
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Question:
May Allah reward you and may He bless you. A questioner asks the Honorable Shaykh: What is the ruling on using the misbaha for tasbih and istighfar, and is its virtue the same as tasbih with the fingers? His second question is: What is the time of the last third of the night in the summer?
Answer:
The misbaha has no special virtue; it is merely permissible. It is permissible to use it for tasbih, but it carries no virtue. Whoever believes that the misbaha has a virtue is an innovator. The misbaha is only permissible for counting the tasbih, just as one counts with pebbles or with the fingers. The purpose is only to keep track of the number, not that it has any virtue. However, tasbih with the fingers is better, because they are the means of expression, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. There is virtue in tasbih with the fingers, whereas there is no virtue in tasbih with the misbaha; it is merely permissible. One should know this. This is determined by dividing the time between the setting of the sun and the appearance of the dawn into three parts; the last part is the last third of the night. This varies with the changes in summer, winter, and the four seasons. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you and may He bless you. A questioner asks the Honorable Shaykh: What is the ruling on using the misbaha for tasbih and istighfar, and is its virtue the same as tasbih with the fingers? His second question is: What is the time of the last third of the night in the summer?
Answer:
The misbaha has no special virtue; it is merely permissible. It is permissible to use it for tasbih, but it carries no virtue. Whoever believes that the misbaha has a virtue is an innovator. The misbaha is only permissible for counting the tasbih, just as one counts with pebbles or with the fingers. The purpose is only to keep track of the number, not that it has any virtue. However, tasbih with the fingers is better, because they are the means of expression, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. There is virtue in tasbih with the fingers, whereas there is no virtue in tasbih with the misbaha; it is merely permissible. One should know this. This is determined by dividing the time between the setting of the sun and the appearance of the dawn into three parts; the last part is the last third of the night. This varies with the changes in summer, winter, and the four seasons. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
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