The ruling on using the misbaha (prayer beads) to count the tasbih
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Question:
He says: My mother is advanced in age, Shaykh Salih, but after the prayers she uses the misbaha to recite the dhikr, and she says it is better for her in terms of keeping count.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. If she uses the misbaha to keep track of the count, there is nothing wrong with it, on the condition that she does not believe there is any special virtue in it. It is merely a tool by which she counts the tasbih and tahlil, and she uses it as an aid. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
He says: My mother is advanced in age, Shaykh Salih, but after the prayers she uses the misbaha to recite the dhikr, and she says it is better for her in terms of keeping count.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. If she uses the misbaha to keep track of the count, there is nothing wrong with it, on the condition that she does not believe there is any special virtue in it. It is merely a tool by which she counts the tasbih and tahlil, and she uses it as an aid. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/118 — archive.org (10:29)
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