What is the ruling on tasbih (remembrance of Allah) with a misbaha (prayer beads)?
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Question:
What is the ruling on tasbih (remembrance of Allah) with a misbaha (prayer beads)?
Answer:
Whoever adopts it on the basis that it is a sunnah (recommended practice) or a virtue is mistaken; there is no virtue in it, nor is it a sunnah. As for whoever uses it as a permissible means to help count the tasbih (remembrance of Allah), there is nothing wrong with it, just as there is nothing wrong with counting the tasbih with pebbles or with his fingers. There is nothing wrong with counting it on the misbaha (prayer beads), provided that he does not believe that there is a virtue in it or that it is a sunnah. And counting the tasbih with his fingers is better than counting it with pebbles or with the misbaha; this is better with the fingers.
What is the ruling on tasbih (remembrance of Allah) with a misbaha (prayer beads)?
Answer:
Whoever adopts it on the basis that it is a sunnah (recommended practice) or a virtue is mistaken; there is no virtue in it, nor is it a sunnah. As for whoever uses it as a permissible means to help count the tasbih (remembrance of Allah), there is nothing wrong with it, just as there is nothing wrong with counting the tasbih with pebbles or with his fingers. There is nothing wrong with counting it on the misbaha (prayer beads), provided that he does not believe that there is a virtue in it or that it is a sunnah. And counting the tasbih with his fingers is better than counting it with pebbles or with the misbaha; this is better with the fingers.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التسبيح بالمسبحة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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