The Ruling on Tasbih with the Left Hand
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, in many fatwas they say that tasbih (remembrance of Allah) with the left hand is forbidden, or that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation), or that it leads to bad omens. I repeat, I repeat: tasbih with the left hand. Is tasbih with the left hand permissible, or do they say it is forbidden? All right, thank you, may Allah bless you. Please, Shaykh.
Answer:
My brother, tasbih with both hands and fingers is recommended (mustahabb) with the right hand and the left hand together. Does he not raise both his hands in supplication, or does he raise only the right one? Likewise, does he not raise both when saying the takbir, when bowing, and when saying the takbir of entering prayer, or does he raise only the right one? These people do not know; these are ignorant people who do not know what they are saying. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Honorable Shaykh, in many fatwas they say that tasbih (remembrance of Allah) with the left hand is forbidden, or that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation), or that it leads to bad omens. I repeat, I repeat: tasbih with the left hand. Is tasbih with the left hand permissible, or do they say it is forbidden? All right, thank you, may Allah bless you. Please, Shaykh.
Answer:
My brother, tasbih with both hands and fingers is recommended (mustahabb) with the right hand and the left hand together. Does he not raise both his hands in supplication, or does he raise only the right one? Likewise, does he not raise both when saying the takbir, when bowing, and when saying the takbir of entering prayer, or does he raise only the right one? These people do not know; these are ignorant people who do not know what they are saying. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (063) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-08-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (30:36)
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